Statistical Models of NP Functioning for MH Services

描述（由申请人提供）：为精神卫生服务研究提供神经心理学（NP）评估统计分析的新方法，可以提供准确和精确的认知缺陷信息。从NP数据集中提取更丰富、更精确的认知信息的潜在好处是非常显著的：这种分析方法有可能(1)揭示NP缺陷和残疾之间的具体关系；(2)增强我们选择针对特定认知缺陷的治疗和康复方法的能力；(3)提高我们对治疗反应的敏感度，以及对不同临床组间认知加工差异的敏感度；(4)通过序贯检测节省临床评估时间和评估成本。提出的分析方法包括顺序测试技术，可以大大缩短NP评估测试的长度。这个项目具有潜在的广泛适用性。当有兴趣测量认知功能时，这些技术和模型可用于其他临床应用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): New methods for statistical analysis of neuropsychological (NP) assessments for mental health services research are being proposed which can provide accurate and precise information about cognitive deficits. The potential benefits of extracting richer and more precise cognitive information from NP data sets are very significant: This analytic approach has the potential to (1) unveil specific relationships between NP deficits and disability; (2) enhance our ability to select treatment and rehabilitative methods that target specific cognitive deficiencies; (3) enhance our sensitivity to detect treatment responses, and to detect differences in cognitive processing between different clinical groups; and (4) save clinical assessment time and assessment costs through sequential testing. The proposed analytic approach includes sequential testing techniques that can drastically shorten the length of NP assessment testing. This project has potentially broad applicability. The techniques and models can be used in other clinical applications when it is of interest to measure cognitive functioning.