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Attorney demands for protected psychological test information: Is access necessary for cross examination or does it lead to misinformation? An Interorganizational Position Paper

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to articulate reasons why attorneys should not be provided with protected test information.

2. Be able to list reasons why protective orders are not adequately protective of neuropsychological tests.

Kyle Brauer Boone, Paul M. Kaufmann, Jerry J. Sweet, David Leatherberry, Robert A. Beattey Jr, Delia Silva, Tara L. Victor, Rodney P. Boone, Jack Spector, Nancy Hebben, Robin A. Hanks & Joette James (2024) Attorney demands for protected psychological test information: Is access necessary for cross examination or does it lead to misinformation? An interorganizational* position paper, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2323222

Neurocognition in Children with Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: Accurate but Slow

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the unique contribution of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) symptoms to neurocognitive performance in youth representing the full continuum of CDS symptomatology.

2. Describe the unique contribution of ADHD Inattentive symptoms to neurocognitive performance in youth representing the full continuum of CDS symptomatology.

Leanne Tamm, Jeffery N. Epstein, Sarah A. Orban, Michael J. Kofler, James L. Peugh & Stephen P. Becker (2024): Neurocognition in children with cognitive disengagement syndrome: accurate but slow, Child Neuropsychology, 30:2, 221-240, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2185215

Neural and Behavioral Indicators of Cognitive Control in Preschoolers with and without Prenatal Opioid Exposure

Learning Objectives:

1. Define cognitive control and the ways it may be altered in children with prenatal opioid exposure.

2. Explain how cognitive control may be important for future research and intervention efforts for children exposed to opioids prenatally.

Emilia F. Cárdenas, Kaylin E. Hill, Elizabeth Estes, Sanjana Ravi, Andrew E. Molnar Jr, Kathryn L. Humphreys & Autumn Kujawa (2024): Neural and behavioral indicators of cognitive control in preschoolers with and without prenatal opioid exposure, Child Neuropsychology, 30:2, 329-347, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2196397

Executive function measured by BRIEF in adolescents diagnosed and treated for ADHD: problem profiles and agreement between informants

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how behavioural executive function might vary between different observers and situations.

2. Discuss possible reasons for the discrepancies between different raters of behavioural executive function.

Ann Christin Andersen, Anne Mari Sund, Per Hove Thomsen, Stian Lydersen, Anne-Lise Juul Haugan & Torunn Stene Nøvik (2023): Executive function measured by BRIEF in adolescents diagnosed and treated for ADHD: problem profiles and agreement between informants, Child Neuropsychology, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2174506

The neuropsychological presentation of women with epilepsy: clinical considerations and future directions

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify and analyze the specific cognitive challenges faced by and develop strategies to improve the overall quality of life for women with epilepsy.

2. Apply knowledge of hormonal and obstetric factors in managing neuropsychological health in women with epilepsy.

Sara A. Lorkiewicz, Yosefa A. Modiano, Brian I. Miller, Anne C. Van Cott, Zulfi Haneef & Erin Sullivan-Baca (2023) The neuropsychological presentation of women with epilepsy: clinical considerations and future directions, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2283937

Huntington Study Group’s Neuropsychology Working Group Position on Best Practice Recommendations for the Clinical Neuropsychological Evaluation of Patients with Huntington Disease

1. Explain rationale for neuropsychological evaluation as an essential component for clinical diagnosis of suspected cognitive-phenotype HD manifest diagnosis.

2. Describe NPWG’s recommended protocol for neuropsychological evaluation of non-motor manifestations of Huntington disease.

Ciaran M. Considine, M. Agustina Rossetti, Kendra Anderson, Victor A. Del Bene, Sharlet A. Anderson, Andrea S. Celka, Mary C. Edmondson, Amelia L. Nelson Sheese, Adam Piccolino, Antonio L. Teixeira & Julie C. Stout (2023) Huntington study group’s neuropsychology working group position on best practice recommendations for the clinical neuropsychological evaluation of patients with Huntington disease, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2267789

Clinical Recommendations for Conducting Pediatric Functional Language and Memory Mapping during the Phase I Epilepsy Presurgical Workup

1. Evaluate the factors influencing the choice of language and memory mapping methods in pediatric epilepsy patients.

2. Explain the complexities and considerations in mapping language and memory functions in children with epilepsy.

Alyssa Ailion, Priscilla Duong, Moshe Maiman, Melissa Tsuboyama & Mary Lou Smith (2023) Clinical recommendations for conducting pediatric functional language and memory mapping during the phase I epilepsy presurgical workup, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2023.2281708