Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA)

by Barkley, Russell A.

• ISBN13: 9781462503940
• ISBN10: 1462503942
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-09
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale - Children and Adolescents(BDEFS-CA) is an empirically based tool for evaluating clinically significant dimensions of child and adolescent executive functioning. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS-CA is far more predictive of impairments in daily life activities than more time-consuming and costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS-CA offers an ecologically valid snapshot of the capacities involved in time management; organization and problem solving; self-restraint; self-motivation; and self-regulation of emotions. Provided are both a long form (10-15 minutes) and a short form (3-5 minutes) for parents to complete. There is also a short clinical interview form based on the short-form rating scale, for use in unusual circumstances where a parent is unable to complete a rating scale. Special features include an ADHD risk index in the long form. Age range: 6-17.

Author Biography

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Barkley has published numerous books and more than 260 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD and related disorders, and edits The ADHD Report newsletter. Dr. Barkley is well known for his pioneering research on ADHD in both children and adults. His rating scales are based on more than 16 years of research using prototypes of the scales, and are normed on large samples representative of the U.S. population. Dr. Barkley's latest book, forthcoming in spring 2012, is on theoretical and clinical aspects of executive functioning. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Executive Functioning in Children 2. Development of the BDEFS-CA 3. Normative Sample 4. Factor Analysis, Scale Construction, and Item Frequencies 5. Relationship of BDEFS-CA Scores to Demographic Factors in the Normative Sample 6. Reliability 7. Validity 8. Relationship of BDEFS-CA Scores to Impairment 9. Scoring and Interpretation of the BDEFS-CA Forms Appendix: BDEFS-CA Forms, Interview, and EF Profiles BDEFS-CA Long Form BDEFS-CA Short Form BDEFS-CA Interview BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 6–11, Males Only) BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 12–17, Males Only) BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 6–11, Females Only) BDEFS-CA Long Form EF Profile (Ages 12–17, Females Only) BDEFS-CA Short Form EF Profile (All Ages and Both Sexes)