Accurate Assessments Of San Diego
A Psychological, Neuropsychological, Developmental, Educational, or Substance Abuse Evaluation provides comprehensive data to definitively establish diagnosis, identify personality structure, determine addiction potential, measure intellectual functioning, and provide treatment planning. These evaluations are often used to confirm or modify the impressions formed by referring physicians, therapists, or school personnel.
Neuropsychological testing is used to help identify an individual’s functional abilities, limitations, and to determine the prognosis after a head injury. In addition, neuropsychological assessment is used to diagnose neurological, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric disorders in children and adults. It is also widely used to evaluate complex learning and behavior problems in children and adults.
These evaluations provide accurate and objective data to assist in answering a variety of complex questions. Learn more about how our assessments can help you.
General Information:
Important information that may be difficult for a person to express directly;
Reliable and valid data based on comparisons with research;
Measurement of personality, addictive, intellectual, and neuropsychological characteristics;
Integrated information from multiple sources;
Information related to a person’s relationship patterns.
Diagnostic Clarification:
Evaluation and history of psychological issues;
Validation of current diagnosis;
Clarification of differential diagnoses;
Detection of potential neuropsychological involvement;
Identification of personality structure and functioning.
Treatment:
Evaluation of a person’s ability to function in, and benefit from psychotherapy or other forms of treatment;
Treatment matching and clarification of treatment needs and goals;
Clarification of reasons why someone may not have benefited from treatment in the past;
A baseline against which the progress of treatment can be measured;
Assessment of motivation for treatment;
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Practice Areas/Issues Treated
 Therapy
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Anxiety and Panic
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Addiction
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Asperger's Syndrome
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Adolescents
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Body Image Issues
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Anger Management
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Psychological Evaluation / Testing
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Licenses/Certifications
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Clinical Psychologist
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