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BRIEF; BRIEF2; BRIEF-A; BRIEF-P; BRIEF-SR
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The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) family of measures are rating scales designed to facilitate assessment of the behavioral manifestations of executive dysfunction in everyday environments such as home, school, and work. First published in 2000 as parent and teacher rating scales of executive function in children and adolescents, the family of measures has grown to include versions for assessing preschool children, adolescents’ self-report, and adults.
The original BRIEF consists of two forms, a parent questionnaire and a teacher questionnaire, designed to assess executive function behaviors in children and adolescents aged 5–18 years in home and school environments. It includes 86 items with 8 theoretically and empirically derived clinical scales measuring Inhibit, Shift, Emotional Control, Initiate, Working Memory, Plan/Organize, Monitor, and Organization of Materials. The BRIEF also includes two...
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Gioia, G.A., Isquith, P.K., Roth, R.M. (2018). Behavior Rating Inventory for Executive Function. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1881
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