Neurologically-related Changes in Personality Inventory (NECHAPI): a clinical tool addressed to neurorehabilitation planning and monitoring effects of personality treatment

Journal/Book: Neurorehabilitation. 1998; 11: Customer Relations Manager, Bay 15, Shannon Industrial, Estate Co, Clare, Ireland. Elsevier Sci Ireland Ltd. 129-139.

Abstract: This article introduces version 0.1 of the neurologically-Related Changes in Personality Inventory (NECHAPI), an instrument designed as a tool to assess personality factors in neurological patients and to register changes observed in patients after a neurological condition has appeared or following treatment of the same. The NECHAPI consists of 40 statements, easily rated by close family and friends of patients with neurological problems. A total of 135 normal subjects and 32 patients with neurological damage were evaluated. Reliability analysis showed an alpha = 0.7 for the entire inventory. Factor analysis showed five factors accounting for 45.5% of the variance: anger, sensation seeking, emotional vulnerability, sociability, and motivation.

Note: Article LeonCarrion J, Univ Sevilla, Fac Psicol, Avd San Francisco Javier S-N, Seville 41018, SPAIN

Keyword(s): neurological disorders; brain injury; neuropsychological assessment; personality inventory; psychotherapy; drug therapy; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; DEPRESSION

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