An exploratory study of the convergent validity of the Test of Effort (TOE) in adults with acquired brain injury.

Primary Objective: To examine the convergent validity of the Test of Effort (TOE), a performance validity test (PVT) currently under development that employs a two-subtest (one verbal, one visual), forced-choice recognition memory format.

Research Design: A descriptive, correlational design was employed to describe performance on the TOE and examine the convergent validity between the TOE and comparison measures.

Methods And Procedures: A sample of 53 individuals with chronic acquired brain injury (ABI) were administered the TOE and three well-validated PVTs (Reliable Digit Span [RDS], Test of Memory Malingering [TOMM] and Dot Counting Test [DCT]).

Misconceptions about traumatic brain injury and recovery among nursing students.

Objective: To identify potential misconceptions that nursing students have regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI) and recovery.

Design: Descriptive questionnaire.

Setting: University.

Neuropsychological consultation with school personnel: what clinical neuropsychologists need to know.

Schools request consultation from neuropsychologists employed outside the school setting to enhance assessment and intervention for children with neurological, medical, and psychological conditions. The legislative and administrative parameters governing special education services for exceptional children most pertinent to the consulting neuropsychologist are examined. The role of the school-based multidisciplinary team in determining eligibility for special education is discussed.