WAIS-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation, 1st Edition

《韦氏成人智力量表第四版》（WAIS-IV）出版于2008年8月，是全世界应用最广泛的成人智力测试方法。从WAIS-III到WAIS-IV发生了一些实质性的改变，这让临床医师对如何有效使用和解释评估结果产生了疑问。本书由新测试的发明者撰写而成，是新测试的最终内部指南，它向使用者提供了了解规范及数据的途径，而这些是其后任何有关临床使用评估方法的书籍都无法提供的。
本书讨论了第三版和第四版的变更之处，同时还包括了有关使用与解释的常见问题（FAQ）及答案。读者可以了解到如何解释综合得分——所有评估都需要使用并解释两种全新的综合分数：一般能力指数（GAI）与认知熟练指数（CPI）。上述信息并没有紧接着测试结果出现。
本书的第二部分关注了WAIS-IV在特殊临床情况下以及特殊人群中的使用与说明，其中包括多元文化背景的委托人、神经心理学应用场景、有心理障碍的患者以及老年人。仅有本书的编辑及每章作者拥有WAIS-IV的专有数据，并以此进行高级分析，从而提供超出WAIS-IV手册内容的信息。

Published in August of 2008, WAIS–IV is the most widely used intelligence test for adults in the world. Substantive changes were made to the WAIS-IV from the WAIS-III leaving clinicians with questions as to how to use and interpret the measure effectively. Written by the creators of the new test, this book serves as the ultimate insider's guide to the new test, providing users with the kind of access to norms and data that would be unavailable to any subsequent book on clinical use of this measure.
The book discusses the changes made between 3rd and 4th editions along with an FAQ and answers about use and interpretation. The reader is instructed how to interpret composite scores, and everything needed to use and interpret two entirely new composite scores: the General Ability Index (GAI), and the Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI). This information does NOT appear in the manual accompanying the test.
The second section of the book focuses on WAIS–IV use and interpretation with special clinical applications and populations, including with multicultural clients, in neuropsychological settings, with individuals experiencing psychological disorders, and with older adults. The editors and chapter authors have exclusive access to proprietary WAIS–IV data to run advanced analyses and provide information beyond what is offered in the WAIS-IV manual.