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BRIEF ® – A: Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning ® – Adult Version

The Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning – Adult Version (BRIEF-A) is a standardized measure that captures views of an adult’s executive functions or self-regulation in his or her everyday environment.  The inventory uses both self-reporting and observer reporting.  The original BRIEF assessed Executive Functioning in children; the BRIEF-A focuses on adults.  This assessment is useful to assess for developmental, systemic, neurological, and psychiatric disorders.

Please note that while this is link will bring you to the BRIEF-A page, the assessment is not free.