Many screening tools for detecting cognitive decline require in-person assessment, which is often not cost effective or feasible for those with physical limitations. The Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) has been used for screening dementia, but little is known about its usefulness in detecting amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI). Community-dwelling participants (mean age= 74.9, mean education= 16.1 years) were administered the TICS-M during initial screening and subsequently given a multi-domain neuropsychological battery. Participants were classified by consensus panel as normal older adult (noMCI, N= 54) or aMCI (N= 17) based on neuropsychological performance and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale interview, but independent of TICS-M score. There was a significant difference between groups in TICS-M score (t= 8.04, p < 0.01, noMCI range 32–43, mean [SD]= 37.4 [2.5], aMCI range 25–37, mean [SD]= 31.2 [3.5]). Discriminant function analysis revealed that TICS-M alone correctly classified 85.9% of participants into their respective diagnostic classification (sensitivity= 82.4%, specificity= 87.0%). Receiver operating characteristics analysis resulted in cutoff score of 34 that optimized sensitivity and specificity of aMCI classification. The TICS-M is a brief, cost-effective screening measure for identifying those with and without aMCI.

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The psychometric properties of the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (S1Q; W. M. Reynolds. 1987) were evaluated in a clinical sample of adolescents ages 13-18 years identified as suicide ideators (n = 67), attempters (n = 88), and psychiatric controls (n = 71). Results indicate that the SIQ is an internally consistent measure of 1 primary dimension of suicidal cognition and that it differentiates between hospitalized suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents and those with and without mood disorders. Critical items indicating specific suicidal cognitions were empirically identified, and a cutoff score of 20 was found to have optimal clinical utility. The SIQ appears to be a sound measure for clinical and research assessment of suicidal cognition in adolescents.

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Address correspondence to Richard N. Jones, ScD, Senior Research Associate, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Research and Training Institute, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131, USA. jones@mail.hrca.harvard.edu. A preliminary version of this study was presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 16, 2001, Chicago, Illinois. The ACTIVE study (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly) is a multisite collaborative cognitive intervention trial. The National Institute on Aging Scientific Coordinator at the time of award was Jared Jobe, and current is Daniel Berch. The National Institute on Nursing Research Scientific Coordinator at the time of award was Mary Levek, and is now Karin Helmers. Sharon Tennstedt is the principal investigator at the coordinating center, New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts (AG14282). The principal investigators and field sites include Karlene Ball, University of Alabama at Birmingham (AG14289); Michael Marsiske, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville (AG14276); John Morris, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged Research and Training Institute, Boston (NR04507); George Rebok, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (AG14260); and Sherry Willis, Penn State University, Gerontology Center (AG14263). David Smith was the principal investigator at Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis (NR04508), at the time of initial award, currently Fred Unverzagt is the principal investigator. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptExp Aging Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 July 23. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptThe objective of this study was to model recall and learning on the Auditory Verbal Learning Test using latent growth curve techniques. Participants were older adults recruited for the ACTIVE cognitive intervention pilot. A series of nested models revealed that an approximately logarithmic growth curve model provided optimal fit to the data. Although recall and learning factors were statistically uncorrelated, a fitted multivariate model suggested that initial recall was significantly associated with demographic characteristics but unrelated to health factors and cognitive abilities. Individual differences in learning were related to race/ethnicity, speed of processing, verbal knowledge, and global cognitive function level. These results suggest that failing to recognize initial recall and learning as distinct constructs clouds the interpretation of supraspan memory tasks.The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) is one of the oldest and most widely used tests of memory functioning (Boake, 2000;Rey, 1964). The AVLT measures many aspects of memory for words, including immediate memory span (initial recall), learning, and retention following an intrusion (Lezak, 1995). The continued relevance of the AVLT is reflected in the availability of norms for various population...