Assessment of executive functions: Review of instruments and identification of critical issues

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	Assessment of executive functions: Review of instruments and identification of critical issues
	Chan, Raymond C. K.1,2 ; Shum, David 3,4; Toulopoulou, Timothea 5; Chen, Eric Y. H.6; R. C. K. Chan
摘要	Executive functions is an umbrella term for functions such as planning, working memory, inhibition, mental flexibility, as well as the initiation and monitoring of action. The impairment of executive functions in various clinical groups is a topic of much debate, as are recent attempts to formulate the corresponding intervention and rehabilitation regimes of these dysfunctions. This article reviewed current theories of executive functions and their associated assessment instruments. In addition, it identified issues that are imperative for more accurate, sensitive, and specific assessment of various components of this construct. It is concluded that more research is needed to fractionate the executive system by assessing a wide range of functions and to verify their neuroanatomical correlates. Recently developed measurement models and technology may also facilitate a more ecologically and ethologically valid assessment for the specific needs of different individuals.; "Executive functions" is an umbrella term for functions such as planning, working memory, inhibition, mental flexibility, as well as the initiation and monitoring of action. The impairment of executive functions in various clinical groups is a topic of much debate, as are recent attempts to formulate the corresponding intervention and rehabilitation regimes of these dysfunctions. This article reviewed current theories of executive functions and their associated assessment instruments. In addition, it identified issues that are imperative for more accurate, sensitive, and specific assessment of various components of this construct. It is concluded that more research is needed to fractionate the executive system by assessing a wide range of functions and to verify their neuroanatomical correlates. Recently developed measurement models and technology may also facilitate a more ecologically and ethologically valid assessment for the specific needs of different individuals. (C) 2007 National Academy of Neuropsychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
关键词	executive function assessment rehabilitation
学科领域	认知心理学
	2008-03-01
语种	英语
发表期刊	ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
ISSN	0887-6177
卷号	23 期号:2 页码:201-216
期刊论文类型	Review
收录类别	SCI ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000254657400008
引用统计	被引频次：878[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/5197
专题	中国科学院心理研究所回溯数据库(1956-2010)
通讯作者	R. C. K. Chan
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Neuropsychol & Appl Cognit Neurosci Lab, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Griffith Univ, Sch Psychol, Brisbane, Qld 4111, Australia 4.Griffith Univ, Appl Cognit Neurosci Res Ctr, Brisbane, Qld 4111, Australia 5.Inst Psychiat, Sect Gen Psychiat, Div Psychol Med, London, England 6.Univ Hong Kong, Dept Psychiat, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	认知与发展心理学研究室; 中国科学院心理健康重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chan, Raymond C. K.,Shum, David,Toulopoulou, Timothea,et al. Assessment of executive functions: Review of instruments and identification of critical issues[J]. ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY,2008,23(2):201-216.
APA	Chan, Raymond C. K.,Shum, David,Toulopoulou, Timothea,Chen, Eric Y. H.,&R. C. K. Chan.(2008).Assessment of executive functions: Review of instruments and identification of critical issues.ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY,23(2),201-216.
MLA	Chan, Raymond C. K.,et al."Assessment of executive functions: Review of instruments and identification of critical issues".ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 23.2(2008):201-216.

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