Posted by violette on June 19, 2010, at 18:49:07
In reply to anyone here had neuropsychological testing done?, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 18, 2010, at 23:19:47
Hi triple G!
If you have the resources, I'd recommend to defintely get the assessment..I had it done; my results were inconclusive, but I never completed all the neurological tests that were recommended. They did rule out depression as a cause of my memory problems and had some other conclusions that were helpful.
The tests quantify all different types of memory and brain functions. It's a good tool to rule things out, and the tests can determine if your cognitive issues are or may be related to ADD, epilepsy, brain injury or emotional issues (and other things). There are so many different types of epilepsy and some can cause cognitive and memory problems. If a conclusion isn't obvious, the test administrator can help make recommendations for follow up testing that a neurologist or psychiatrist should complete. I personally think more mental health patients should undergo this testing before taking psychiatric drugs if that is feasible.
Because my results were inconclusive, I decided to explore all the possibilities for my cognitive issues. If my doctors couldn't come up with a diagnosis--I thought, I may as well come to my own conclusions....and here's a list of articles that helped me do just that. I don't claim to be able to apply theories to myself, though, so my conclusions are just possibilities-perhaps only a guess...
Anway, I found that looking outside of the box-knowing I had ADD symptoms-but exploring all the other theories of the symptoms rather than the actual disorder of ADD helped me decide the best course of treatment to undergo.
I know you always write helpful comments in trying to help others and thought I'd dig deeper into this and see if it helps lead you to more understanding about your concerns. I won't be offended if you are not interested in these articles but am passing them along in hopes that they will be useful for you since they were helpful to me.
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/157/1/103
http://www.trauma-pages.com/a/fosha-03.php
http://www.myshrink.com/human-nervous-system.php
http://www.towson.edu/topddstudy/AssessmentDID2006Brandetal.pdf
http://www.acnp.org/g4/gn401000152/ch148.html
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/162/5/899
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/32/3/489
http://www.addiction.umd.edu/Psyc434/Putnam%202005.pdf
http://www.toddlertime.com/dx/borderline/bpd-ekleberry.htm
http://www.tg.org.au/?sectionid=46
http://allpsych.com/psychology101/memory.html
http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/3/1/4
http://www.health.am/psy/histrionic-personality-disorder/
http://www.ataxia.org/pdf/Cognition,%20emotion,%20and%20the%20cerebellum.pdf
http://ccm.psych.uic.edu/PatientInfo/TBIInfo.aspx
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