The intermediate visual and auditory continuous performance test as a neuropsychological measure.

The Intermediate Visual and Auditory (IVA) Continuous Performance Test (CPT) and Neuropsychological Impairment Scale (NIS) were completed with adults diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and controls. On the IVACPT, the mTBI and ADHD groups performed significantly lower on the full and secondary scales for attention and response accuracy. For individual scales, the mTBI and ADHD groups showed lower performance on measures of reaction time, inattention, impulsivity, and variability of RT.

The Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test as a neuropsychological measure.

The Integrated Visual and Auditory (IVA) Continuous Performance Test (CPT) and Neuropsychological Impairment Scale (NIS) were completed by adults diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and controls. On the IVA CPT, the mTBI and ADHD groups performed significantly lower on the full and secondary scales for attention and response accuracy. For individual scales, the mTBI and ADHD groups showed lower performance on measures of reaction time, inattention, impulsivity, and variability of RT.

Confidence builders: a self-esteem group at an inpatient psychiatric hospital.

1. Many people with mental illness experience low self-esteem. They tend to minimize their own positive attributes, strengths, and abilities, making it difficult to accept positive feedback.

Prenatal exposure to AVP or caffeine but not oxytocin alters learning in female rats.

Rats whose mothers had been treated with 1 microgram of arginine vasopressin (AVP) or oxytocin (OXT), 15 mg of caffeine, or saline on days 13-19 of gestation were given training on a passive avoidance response as adults. Female rats whose mothers had been exposed to either AVP or caffeine demonstrated enhanced retention of the response. No effects were found for male rats or for exposure to oxytocin.