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Robert D Shura¹, Jared A Rowland², Ruth E Yoash-Gantz³

¹Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service Line, W.G. "Bill" Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salisbury, NC, USA Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA robert.shura2@va.gov.

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Summary

The Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale-II (BDS-II) offers improved psychometric properties and reliability over the original BDS for assessing frontal lobe function. New normative data are provided for clinical application in non-elderly populations.

Keywords:

BDS BDS-II Executive functioning Postdeployment Reliability Veteran

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Cognitive Assessment
Frontal Lobe Function

Background:

The Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale (BDS) assesses frontal lobe function but has limitations.
The original BDS scoring system had a low ceiling, restricting its use in high-functioning individuals.
The revised Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale-II (BDS-II) aimed to address these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the psychometric properties of the BDS and BDS-II scoring systems.
To evaluate the reliability and psychometric improvements of the BDS-II.
To provide normative data for the BDS-II in a non-elderly population.

Main Methods:

A non-elderly Veteran sample was utilized for the study.
Psychometric properties, including skewness and kurtosis, were compared between BDS and BDS-II.
Reliability analyses were conducted for both scoring systems.

Main Results:

The BDS-II demonstrated superior psychometric properties compared to the BDS.
The BDS-II showed significant improvements in reliability.
Reductions in skewness and kurtosis were observed with the BDS-II scoring system.

Conclusions:

The BDS-II is a more reliable and psychometrically sound measure of frontal lobe function than the original BDS.
The revised scoring system enhances the scale's utility for diverse populations.
Provided normative data facilitate clinical application of the BDS-II.