Dimensions of neurobehavioral dysfunction.

Alfano, Dennis P.; Finlayson, M. Alan J.; Stearns, Gerry M.; MacLennan, Richard N.

doi:10.1037/0894-4105.5.1.35

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“…The neurocorrection approach has been applied in a number of studies (Alfano, Finlayson, Stearns, & MacLennan, 1991; Alfano, Finlayson, Stearns, & Neilson, 1990; Alfano, Paniak, & Finlayson, 1992; Edwards, Weissman, & Morrison, 1993; Gass, 1991). Alfano and colleagues, for example, developed their Neurobehavioral Scale from the MMPI by first establishing content validity (items were judged neurologic in content by a group of medical specialists/judges).…”

Section: The Role Of Cognitive Impairmentmentioning

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Assessment of emotional functioning in brain-impaired individuals.

Nelson¹,

Cicchetti²

1995

Psychological Assessment

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The subject of emotional functioning following brain damage has been broadly considered. This article leads with a description of emotional functioning as it is commonly considered relative to brain damage. Two basic models are presented, each varying in terms of the degree to which a strict brain-behavior relationship is maintained. Methodological concerns inherent in this body of literature are highlighted. Modification of variables and analyses are considered in terms of reporting sources, longitudinal designs, and analyses of change. The issues of low base rate and individuals lost to attrition are specifically addressed in this context. Methods of accounting for effects of cognitive impairment on personality test performance are considered in terms of neurocorrection. Future directions of research are discussed.

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Assessment of emotional functioning in brain-impaired individuals.

Nelson¹,

Cicchetti²

1995

Psychological Assessment

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“…At the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Dennis Alfano has worked extensively in the area of traumatic brain injury. Together with Chris Paniak and Alan Finlayson, he has examined the neurological content of MMPI profiles and proposed a corrective factor that could address a neurologic content bias in the instrument when used in a closed-head injury population (Alfano, Finlayson, Stearns, & MacLennan, 1991; Alfano, Finlayson, Stearns, & Neilson, 1990; Alfano, Neilson, Paniak, & Finlayson, 1992; Alfano, Paniak, & Finlayson, 1993; Hamilton, Finlayson, & Alfano, 1995). Alfano's second major area of research has focused on psychosocial adjustment following traumatic brain injury for both survivors and their family members (Alfano, Neilson, & Fink, 1993, 1994; Pelletier, Alfano, & Fink, 1994).…”

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Human neuropsychology in Canada: The 1990s (a review of research by Canadian neuropsychologists conducted over the past decade).

Hayman‐Abello¹,

Hayman-Abello²,

Rourke³

2003

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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This paper presents an overview of the human neuropsychology research activity conducted in Canada during the 1990s. Brief descriptions of the neuropsychological research conducted by prominent researchers at major centres across the country are included. New research developments, concordance with predicted trends (Rourke 1991), and comparison with the research in two previous decades (Fuerst & Rourke, 1995;Rourke, Fisk, Strang, & Gates, 1981) are presented. The reviewed work illustrates the continued extensive commitment to human neuropsychological research by Canadian investigators. It is clear that researchers in Canada continue to play a central role in this important area of scientific endeavour.

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Emotional Distress Following Stroke: Interpretive Limitations of the SCL-90-R

Woessner

Caplan

1996

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Evaluation of affective status in medical patients is frequently hampered by the uncertain validity, questionable relevance, or both, of certain items on measures used for this purpose. In this study, we examined the validity of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) as a measure of psychological distress in stroke patients. Those SCL-90-R symptoms (N = 19) that were designated by at least 8 of 10 expert raters as "usual consequences of stroke" were labeled "stroke symptoms." These items loaded primarily on the Somatization, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Depression scales. Among a sample of 30 patients hospitalized for acute rehabilitation following unilateral stroke, average scores fell at or above the 70th percentile (relative to normative data given in the manual) on five of the nine symptom dimensions and on all three summary indices of distress. Significantly elevated rates of endorsement were found in the stroke group on 12 of the 19 "stroke symptoms" and on 20 of the remaining symptoms as well. Participants with right-hemisphere lesions generally reported higher levels of distress than did the smaller group of patients with left hemisphere involvement. Our study suggests that at least some portion of SCL-90-R elevations is likely to be attributable to endorsement of phenomena that comprise part of the "natural history" of stroke. Our findings underscore the need for clinicians to examine individual responses of neurological patients on such self-report measures, as simple interpretation of summary scale scores can be highly misleading.

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Dimensions of neurobehavioral dysfunction.

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Assessment of emotional functioning in brain-impaired individuals.

Assessment of emotional functioning in brain-impaired individuals.

Human neuropsychology in Canada: The 1990s (a review of research by Canadian neuropsychologists conducted over the past decade).

Emotional Distress Following Stroke: Interpretive Limitations of the SCL-90-R

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