Frontal Behavioural Inventory.

FBI

What it measures

Caregiver-rated behavioural change in frontotemporal dementia; deficit (negative) behaviours and disinhibition (positive) behaviours of the frontal/behavioural syndrome

Length and format

24 (12 deficit + 12 disinhibition behaviours). caregiver/clinician-interview 0-3 severity ratings per behaviour (0 none, 1 mild/occasional, 2 moderate, 3 severe/most of the time), summed 0-72 (informant/observer report)

Language versions

Several incl. German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean adaptations

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Kertesz A, Davidson W, Fox H. Frontal behavioral inventory: diagnostic criteria for frontal lobe dementia. Can J Neurol Sci. 1997;24(1):29-36.