Psychometric characteristics of the methods of diagnostics of disorders of cognitive functions. Overview
The article presents analysis of modern diagnostic methods of cognitive disorders in Russian- speaking population and abroad from the position of evidential psychometrics, assessment of different types of validity and sensitivity of tests with the focus on prediction and social adaptation to premorbid usual functioning of patient. Comparison of quantitative and qualitative approaches to diagnostics of higher mental functions substantiates the relevance of scientific research and adaptation, validation of the experience of foreign colleagues, or development of new Russian- language methods of assessment of cognitive disorders in connection with daily functioning and long-term prognosis.