Prevalence of low test scores in a pediatric psychiatric inpatient population: Applying multivariate base rate analyses.

The understanding of neuropsychological functioning in pediatric psychiatric inpatient populations is growing, but limited, resulting in interpretive challenges. This study examined the application of multivariate base rate (MVBR) analysis in a clinical sample to appraise its utility in characterizing the frequency of low scores, as well as predictors of low scores, when using a flexible test battery. Participants included 99 children from a psychiatric inpatient unit referred for neuropsychological testing.

Baseline cognitive test performance and concussion-like symptoms among adolescent athletes with ADHD: examining differences based on medication use.

Objective: Youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) perform more poorly on preseason cognitive testing and report more baseline concussion-like symptoms but prior studies have not examined the influence of medication use on test performance or symptom reporting. This study investigated whether medication use is relevant when interpreting baseline ImPACT® results from student athletes with ADHD.

Method: Participants were 39,247 adolescent athletes, ages 13-18 (mean age = 15.