Phillip L. Kent, PsyD, spent over 40 years practicing in the field of psychology. He has worked in schools, public state psychiatric hospitals, mental health centres, nursing homes, and private practice. He holds five graduate degrees in general experimental psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, and gerontological studies, and is a diplomate with the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology with added qualifications in geriatric neuropsychology.

"Kent provides a careful and comprehensive history of the development of the Wechsler Memory Scale. The clinical sections regarding memory difficulties associated with various forms of neuropsychopathology and the discussion of the clinical interpretation of the scale are unique and very valuable. There is a real need for this book." - Arthur MacNeill Horton Jr, Chief, Neuropsychology Section, Psych Associates of Maryland, Towson, Maryland, USA.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Methodology Chapter 2: A history of the origins and evolution of Wechsler’s memory scales Chapter 3: The evolution of the core subtests Chapter 4: Selected factor analytic studies of the Wechsler Memory Scales: Recurrent themes Chapter 5: Clinical and research uses of the Wechsler Memory Scales Chapter 6: Clinical interpretation of the Wechsler Memory Scales Chapter 7: Afterword: Glancing back and looking ahead to the Wechsler Memory Scale-V References

Phillip L. Kent, PsyD, spent over 40 years practicing in the field of psychology. He has worked in schools, public state psychiatric hospitals, mental health centres, nursing homes, and private practice. He holds five graduate degrees in general experimental psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, and gerontological studies, and is a diplomate with the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology with added qualifications in geriatric neuropsychology.

"Kent provides a careful and comprehensive history of the development of the Wechsler Memory Scale. The clinical sections regarding memory difficulties associated with various forms of neuropsychopathology and the discussion of the clinical interpretation of the scale are unique and very valuable. There is a real need for this book." - Arthur MacNeill Horton Jr, Chief, Neuropsychology Section, Psych Associates of Maryland, Towson, Maryland, USA.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Methodology Chapter 2: A history of the origins and evolution of Wechsler’s memory scales Chapter 3: The evolution of the core subtests Chapter 4: Selected factor analytic studies of the Wechsler Memory Scales: Recurrent themes Chapter 5: Clinical and research uses of the Wechsler Memory Scales Chapter 6: Clinical interpretation of the Wechsler Memory Scales Chapter 7: Afterword: Glancing back and looking ahead to the Wechsler Memory Scale-V References

Phillip L. Kent, PsyD, spent over 40 years practicing in the field of psychology. He has worked in schools, public state psychiatric hospitals, mental health centres, nursing homes, and private practice. He holds five graduate degrees in general experimental psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, and gerontological studies, and is a diplomate with the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology with added qualifications in geriatric neuropsychology.

"Kent provides a careful and comprehensive history of the development of the Wechsler Memory Scale. The clinical sections regarding memory difficulties associated with various forms of neuropsychopathology and the discussion of the clinical interpretation of the scale are unique and very valuable. There is a real need for this book." - Arthur MacNeill Horton Jr, Chief, Neuropsychology Section, Psych Associates of Maryland, Towson, Maryland, USA.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Methodology Chapter 2: A history of the origins and evolution of Wechsler’s memory scales Chapter 3: The evolution of the core subtests Chapter 4: Selected factor analytic studies of the Wechsler Memory Scales: Recurrent themes Chapter 5: Clinical and research uses of the Wechsler Memory Scales Chapter 6: Clinical interpretation of the Wechsler Memory Scales Chapter 7: Afterword: Glancing back and looking ahead to the Wechsler Memory Scale-V References