CORE--CLINICAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT

这一核心的目标是： (1)通过与社区和州机构、不同诊所和大量现有数据库的持续和新的联络，为KC研究者提供接触临床研究人群的机会。 具体而言，核心： - 促进进入各种临床环境，并作为肯尼迪中心的联络人 相关诊所，包括苏珊·格雷学校、范德比尔特肯尼迪阅读诊所、范德比尔特肯尼迪行为分析诊所、范德比尔特肯尼迪家庭外展中心、 还有范德比尔特唐氏综合症诊所 - 维持和促进与社区和州残疾人项目的成功合作关系 促进研究参与。 - 便于访问现有的临床数据库，用于招募和研究目的， 确定供KC调查人员使用的新数据库，并开发和维护KC 根据需要的数据库。 (2)协助研究人员进行最先进的心理和行为评估，这有助于KC研究人员更广泛的基因-大脑-行为研究议程。具体而言，核心： - 协助研究者进行标准化神经心理学的培训和管理， 精神病学、社会心理学和教育评估，特别是在高度研究的 群体（例如，自闭症、唐氏综合症）。 - 扩大了评估中行为领域的范围。 - 根据需要开发新的评估。 - 为关于智力迟钝者评估的文献作出贡献。

The objectives of this core are: (1) To provide KC investigators with access to clinical research populations through ongoing and new liaisons with community and state agencies, diverse clinics, and a host of existing databases. Specifically, the core: - Facilitates access to a variety of clinical settings and serves as a liaison to Kennedy Center related clinics, including the Susan Gray School, Vanderbilt Kennedy Reading Clinic, Vanderbilt Kennedy Behavior Analysis Clinic, Vanderbilt Kennedy Family Outreach Center, and the Vanderbilt Down syndrome Clinic. - Sustains and promotes successful partnerships with community and state disability programs that facilitate research participation. - Facilitates access to existing clinical databases for recruitment and research purposes, identifies new databases for use by KC investigators, and develops and maintains KC databases as needed. (2) To assist investigators with state-of-the-art psychological and behavioral assessments, which contribute to the broader gene-brain-behavior research agenda of KC investigators. Specifically, the core: - Assists investigators with training and administration of standardized neuropsychological, psychiatric, psychosocial, and educational assessments, especially in highly researched populations (e.g., autism, Down Syndrome). - Broadens the scope of behavioral domains within assessments. - Develops novel assessments as needed. - Contributes to the literature on assessment of persons with mental retardation.