Test Description

The Ruff Neurobehavioral Inventory (RNBI) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess an individual’s ability to function in cognitive, emotional, physical, and psy-chosocial domains, before and after a major illness or injury (Ruff & Hibbard, 2003). The measure is designed to be used with men and women ages 18 to 75 who have at least a fourth-grade reading level and whose native language is English. The RNBI assesses an individual’s perception of his or her own premorbid and postmorbid health in two primary domains. The intrapersonal domain assesses the individual’s perception of his or her cog-nitive, emotional, and physical health. Within each of these domains, there are separate sub-scales. The cognitive domain includes subscales measuring attention and concentration, executive functioning, learning and memory, and speech and language. The emotional domain assesses neuropsychiatric sequelae resulting before and after an injury and includes subscales measuring aggression, anxiety, depression, paranoia and suspicion, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and substance abuse symptoms. The physical domain includes subscales measuring neurological status, pain, and somatic complaints. The interpersonal domain assesses the individual’s perceived quality of life and includes subscales assessin