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Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function®
For more than 25 years, PAR has maintained a sustained scientific leadership in the assessment of executive function. BRIEF reflects that leadership: a research-informed measure developed and refined across the lifespan, built to help practitioners identify where support is needed and ground clinical decisions in the realities of home, school, and daily life.
From early childhood through adulthood, BRIEF translates the observations of the people who know an individual best into a clear, ecologically valid picture of executive functioning. PAR continues to advance that measure through ongoing renorming, revision, and expansion, keeping it aligned with current science and with the full span of the population it serves.
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Authors
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Gerard A. Gioia, PhD -
Peter K. Isquith, PhD -
Steven C. Guy, PhD -
Lauren Kenworthy, PhD -
Kimberly Andrews Espy, PhD -
Robert M. Roth, PhD
The BRIEF Assessment family gives you the information you need to help children, adolescents, and adults with executive dysfunction.
25+
Years of
clinical trust
3
Life stages: preschool to adulthood
2
Multi-rater perspectives, at every life stage
2,000+
Peer-reviewed publications
Every number above is documentation, not marketing copy — see our Trust Center for the certifications behind them.
All BRIEF Products
Across every life stage, BRIEF measures real-world executive functioning through the people who observe it most closely, parents, teachers, self-report, and informants, identifying precisely where and why an individual struggles. Clinical psychologists, school psychologists, and neuropsychologists rely on this evidence to guide diagnosis, intervention, and accommodation decisions with confidence.
BRIEF®2
The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition, (BRIEF2) assesses executive functioning in home and school in children 5-18 years. 25 minutes to administer and score.
BRIEF®2A
Now with the 3-factor model found in the BRIEF2, BRIEF2A allows multiple sources to rate executive function in an adult’s everyday setting.
BRIEF®-P
The BRIEF-P is a behavior rating scale that assesses executive functioning in preschool children ages 2 to 5 years, as observed by parents and teachers.
BRIEF® (Old Version)
Assesses impairment of executive function
BRIEF®-A (Old Version)
The BRIEF-A is a behavior rating scale that assesses executive functioning in adults ages 18 to 90 years through self-report and informant report.
BRIEF®-SR (Old Version)
Assess cognitive, emotional, & behavioral functions in adolescents with the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function—Self-Report Version (BRIEF-SR).
Find the Right BRIEF Assessment for Your Practice
Whether you’re assessing executive function in preschoolers, children, adolescents, or adults, our assessment experts can help you identify the BRIEF solution that fits your needs.
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