Table 5.
Cognitive measures
| Abbreviation | Elaboration | Description of measure |
|---|---|---|
| — | ADHD self‐report scale | Self‐report checklist devised from DSM criteria |
| ABAS | Adaptive Behaviour Assessment Scale | Measure of adaptive behaviour of everyday life function across 10 domains |
| BISQ | Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire | Three‐part structured questionnaire. Reliant on self‐recall. Widely and clinically used |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders | Criteria for classification of mental disorders. Standardised definitions adopted clinically |
| FrSBe | Frontal Systems Behaviour Scale | 46‐item rating scale to determine behavioural problems caused by frontal lobe damage |
| HASI | Hays Ability Screening Index | Short screening test for the presence of possible learning disability |
| HVLT‐R | Hopkins Verbal Learning Test‐Revised | Measure of verbal learning and memory using six forms to allow frequent retesting |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases | International diagnostic tool for diseases. Includes criteria for mental and behavioural disorders |
| JART | Japanese Adult Reading Test | Reading test of Japanese characters. Estimates premorbid intelligence quotients |
| LDSQ | Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire | Short questionnaire to ascertain the presence of learning disability in adults |
| LNST | Learning Needs Screening Tool | Short screening tool designed to ascertain need for referral for further assessment/diagnosis |
| MINI | Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview | Brief, structured diagnostic interview to ascertain the presence of psychiatric disorders |
| MMSE | Mini‐Mental State Examination | 30‐point questionnaire to measure general cognitive impairment. Commonly used |
| OSU TBI‐ID | Ohio State University TBI Identification Method | Short structured interview to elicit history of TBI. Reliant on self‐recall. Widely and clinically used |
| RBANS | Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status | Neuropsychological assessment for adults made up of 10 tests over five domains |
| TMT (A/B) | Trail Making Test (Part A/Part B) | Neuropsychological visual test where participants connect letters/letters and numbers in sequence |
| WAIS (III) (‐R) | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (3rd Edition) (Revised) | Adult IQ test. Tests intelligence across four domains: verbal comprehension, perceptual organisation, working memory, processing speed |
| WASI | Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence | Revision of WAIS. Gives brief assessment of cognitive ability in clinical, educational, and research settings |
| WCST | Wisconsin Card Sorting Test | Card sorting test considered a measure of executive function |
| WMS | Wechsler Memory Scale | Test to measure memory ability in adults |
| WTAR | Wechsler Test of Adult Reading | Reading test used to assess premorbid intelligence |
| WURS | Wender Utah Rating Scale | Assessment for ADHD in adults. 61 questions used to recall childhood behaviour (25 associated with ADHD) |
| 3MS | Modified Mini‐Mental State Test | Extension of MMSE. Commonly used to discern severity of dementia |
| ‐ | 20‐item autism quotient | Shortened questionnaire to ascertain the presence of autistic symptoms in adults of average intelligence |