Classification of performance validity and symptom validity using the Trauma Symptom Inventory-2.

The Trauma Symptom Inventory-Second Edition (TSI-2) is garnering research interest as a symptom validity test in the evaluation of trauma-related disorders. However, there has been limited empirical validation of its validity scales in clinical and forensic real-world settings. This study evaluated the ability of the TSI-2 Atypical Response (ATR) scale to discriminate response bias in cognitive performance and symptom reporting in a large sample of disability and compensation-seeking claimants.

An innovative framework for psychosocial assessment in complex mental capacity evaluations.

This study describes an innovative tool developed by the Regional Capacity Assessment Team (RCAT) to assess unique psychosocial factors related to capacity evaluations. Capacity is a socio-legal construct entailing the ability to understand choices, appreciate consequences and follow through (or direct a surrogate) with chosen options. RCAT's targeted psychosocial assessment includes medico-legal factors, social history and supports, coping skills, religious/cultural factors and risk of abuse.

Construct validity of the Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) with acquired brain injury patients.

The construct validity of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) indices and subtests in comparison to established neuropsychological measures has yet to be investigated in post-acute adults with a moderate to severe acquired brain injury. A sample of 37 patients from an inpatient brain injury rehabilitation program were administered the RBANS followed by a neuropsychological test battery approximately two weeks later. Significant relationships were observed between most of the RBANS subtests and indices and neuropsychological tests putatively assessing similar cognitive domains.

The effects of lithium on cognition: an updated review.

Rationale: Adverse cognitive effects associated with lithium are often implicated as contributing to vocational and social impairment, as well as medication noncompliance. As impaired cognitive functioning caused by lithium has clear clinical implications, it is important to determine whether evidence for or against impaired cognitive functioning exists in the literature.

Objectives: An attempt is made to synthesize findings from previous studies, which assess a variety of cognitive domains, to determine whether conclusions can be drawn regarding lithium-associated cognitive impairment.