Barkley Functional Impairment Scale--Children and Adolescents (BFIS-CA)

by Barkley, Russell A.

• ISBN13: 9781462503957
• ISBN10: 1462503950
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-09
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

To diagnose a mental disorder or make a disability determination, clinicians must assess functional impairment not just the presence of symptoms. Meeting a key need, the Barkley Functional Impairment Scale Children and Adolescents (BFIS-CA) is an empirically based, norm-referenced tool that exceeds other available scales in its comprehensive coverage of domains of psychosocial impairment. The BFIS-CA is designed to obtain parent reports on possible impairment in 15 different domains of everyday activities for children and teens. The scale typically takes a parent 5-7 minutes to complete. Also included is a follow-up parent interview form for obtaining more information on specific problem areas. 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. Defining Psychosocial Impairment 2. Development of the BFIS-CA: History, Survey Methods, and Normative Sample 3. Factor Analysis, Scale Construction, and Item Frequencies 4. Relationship of BFIS-CA Scores to Demographic Factors in the Normative Sample 5. Reliability 6. Validity 7. Relationship of BFIS-CA Scores to Disorders 8. Relationship of BFIS-CA Scores to Treatments 9. Scoring and Interpretation of the BFIS-CA Forms Appendix: BFIS-CA Forms, Score Sheet, and Impairment Profiles BFIS-CA Parent Rating Scale BFIS-CA Parent Interview BFIS-CA Score Sheet BFIS-CA Impairment Profile (Ages 6–11, Males Only) BFIS-CA Impairment Profile (Ages 12–17, Males Only) BFIS-CA Impairment Profile (Ages 6–11, Females Only) BFIS-CA Impairment Profile (Ages 12–17, Females Only)