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Embodied Approach to Autobiographical Recall Disorders in Alzheimer's Disease. 阿尔茨海默病自传式回忆障碍的具身方法。

IF 5 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09677-3

Claire Maussire, Mohamad El Haj, Jérémy Besnard

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Group Psychosocial Interventions Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Group Process and Outcomes. 获得性脑损伤后的群体心理干预：对群体过程和结果的系统回顾和荟萃分析。

IF 5 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09670-w

Hannah L McGlashan, Kate Thompson, Michael Lam, Tegan Cruwys, Zoe C Walter, Elizabeth Beadle, Catherine Haslam

{"title":"Group Psychosocial Interventions Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Group Process and Outcomes.","authors":"Hannah L McGlashan, Kate Thompson, Michael Lam, Tegan Cruwys, Zoe C Walter, Elizabeth Beadle, Catherine Haslam","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09670-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09670-w","url":null,"abstract":"Acquired brain injury can result in disability with direct and indirect consequences for psychosocial functioning. Psychosocial interventions embedded within traditional neurorehabilitation may provide a valuable buffer. While there is evidence of benefits associated with group-based psychosocial interventions, there is no single recommended intervention, despite several different approaches having been trialled. This systematic review aimed to provide a critical appraisal of existing group psychosocial interventions in neurorehabilitation, meta-analyse their efficacy, and explore the contribution of group process to outcomes. Eligible studies were published in English-language peer-reviewed journals and recruited adults with acquired brain injury in receipt of group psychosocial interventions. Outcomes of interest were depression, anxiety, quality of life, emotional distress, community integration, and social support. A systematic search of CINAHL, PsycINFO, Medline, Web of Science and Embase from database inception until 08.07.2024 was conducted. Risk of bias was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Effect sizes were calculated using Hedges' g and estimated using a three-level random effects model. Sixty-five studies were included in the systematic review, and 48 were included in the meta-analysis (n = 2653). There was an overall small effect on psychosocial outcomes (Hedges' g = 0.24, 95% CIs [0.16, 0.33]), though none of the included studies satisfactorily analysed group process despite 70% of these studies proclaiming their importance. Overall, there were mixed findings across intervention type and significant heterogeneity. Recommendations for future psychosocial group interventions in neurorehabilitation are provided.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Go with the (Blood) Flow: A Systematic Review on the Relationship Between Dynamic Functional Connectivity and Information Processing Speed. 随着（血液）流动：动态功能连通性与信息处理速度关系的系统综述。

IF 5 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-08-07 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09671-9

Olivia C Haller, Cassandra L Rosenberg, Tricia Z King

{"title":"Go with the (Blood) Flow: A Systematic Review on the Relationship Between Dynamic Functional Connectivity and Information Processing Speed.","authors":"Olivia C Haller, Cassandra L Rosenberg, Tricia Z King","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09671-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09671-9","url":null,"abstract":"Dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) methods could shift understandings about brain-behavior relationships. Information processing speed (IPS) may be of particular interest to dFC analyses as dFC is able to capture time-sensitive FC changes. The present systematic review aims to explore the association between IPS and dFC of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) data in healthy individuals. Included papers were published through July 24, 2023. Searches conducted on ProQuest and ScienceDirect used the search terms processing speed AND fMRI AND resting state AND dynamic functional connectivity OR dynamic functional network connectivity. Studies were eligible based on the following inclusion criteria: empirical research, published in English, use of a well-characterized healthy population (n > 30), use of rsfMRI, calculation of dFC, measurement of IPS, and a statistical test between dFC and IPS. Results reveal mixed findings. Five studies report no relationship between dFC and IPS, whereas eight report mixed or positive findings. We noted several trends in findings that may be driving inconsistencies. Over half of the reviewed studies used the Human Connectome Project data. Second, IPS was more likely to be related to dFC if images were acquired using an eyes open procedure with fixation on a crosshair. As all included IPS measures involved a visual component, IPS and dFC measurement might both be capturing information about visuoperceptual connections. Future work that addresses these biases and trends may illuminate the nature of the relationship between dFC and IPS.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144795988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Characterising Long-Term Depressive Symptoms Post-brain Injury: A Systematic Review of Symptom Trajectory Groups and Their Predictors. 脑损伤后长期抑郁症状的特征：症状轨迹组及其预测因子的系统回顾

IF 5 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09674-6

Priscilla Prince, Kristin Naragon-Gainey, Rodrigo Becerra, Michael Weinborn, Carmela F Pestell

{"title":"Characterising Long-Term Depressive Symptoms Post-brain Injury: A Systematic Review of Symptom Trajectory Groups and Their Predictors.","authors":"Priscilla Prince, Kristin Naragon-Gainey, Rodrigo Becerra, Michael Weinborn, Carmela F Pestell","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09674-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09674-6","url":null,"abstract":"This systematic review investigates the long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) and identifies factors predicting group membership in these trajectories. The review follows the PRISMA guidelines and is registered on the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (INPLASY-2023-11-0013). A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PSYCINFO, EMBASE, CINHALPlus, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science identified peer-reviewed studies published in English on adults aged 16 and above with an ABI diagnosis. Studies were included if they used a validated depression measure, had at least three assessment points, and applied group-based trajectory modelling. Exclusion criteria included studies focusing on neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental disorders, or solely on treatments. The methodological quality was assessed using Joanna Briggs' critical appraisal tool. The review synthesised data from ten studies involving 13,205 participants (average age 51.38 years, 55.86% male). Four depressive symptom trajectory groups were identified with varying prevalence: stable low (68%), persistent high (13%), increasing (20%), and decreasing (11%). Several key predictors including sex, age, injury severity, and education emerged as significant predictors of group membership in the persistent high, increasing, and decreasing depressive groups. However, variability in study methodologies and sample compositions posed challenges to direct comparison. Nonetheless, the review underscores the importance of long-term monitoring and the development of tailored interventions, as depression can manifest or intensify years post-injury. Understanding depressive symptom trajectories could help create personalised interventions, improving quality of life for those with depression after ABI.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144785807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Visuospatial and Visuomotor Abilities of Individuals with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 1型神经纤维瘤病患者的视觉空间和视觉运动能力：系统回顾和荟萃分析

IF 5 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09673-7

Liyan Yu, Dan Liu, Jonathan M Payne, Jing Zhang, Julia Moreira, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, Mary-Mac Chown, Joel Killam, Yang Hou

{"title":"Visuospatial and Visuomotor Abilities of Individuals with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Liyan Yu, Dan Liu, Jonathan M Payne, Jing Zhang, Julia Moreira, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, Mary-Mac Chown, Joel Killam, Yang Hou","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09673-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09673-7","url":null,"abstract":"This meta-analysis estimated the group differences between individuals with and without neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and explored potential moderators. Systematic literature searches identified 2531 unique articles. Among them, 70 studies (183 effect sizes) were included in this meta-analysis, involving 3503 individuals' visuospatial and visuomotor abilities with NF1 (46.67% female; Mage = 12.60 years) and 3127 individuals without NF1 (52.40% female; Mage = 13.19 years). Robust standard error estimation techniques and random models were used to calculate standardized group differences. The results showed that individuals with (vs. without) NF1 exhibited significantly lower visuospatial (g = - 0.90; 95% CI [- 1.00, - 0.80], I2 = 64.59%) and visuomotor abilities (g = - 0.90; 95% CI [- 1.05, - 0.75], I2 = 74.87%). The moderator analysis revealed that group differences in visuospatial abilities were larger for children with NF1 (g = - 0.95; 95% CI [- 1.06, - 0.84]) than adolescents (g = - 0.64; 95% CI [- 0.91, - 0.37]) and adults (g = - 0.73; 95% CI [- 0.88, - 0.58]). Additionally, a greater between-group difference was found when visuospatial abilities were assessed using Judgment of Line Orientation (g = - 1.06; 95% CI [- 1.17, - 0.94]) than Wechsler Intelligence Scale-Visual Spatial Index (g = - 0.70; 95% CI [- 0.86, - 0.54]). Sex composition, NF1 inheritance mode, IQ, learning disorder, ADHD, types of control group, sampling method, and exclusion criteria of NF1 participants were not significant moderators. The substantial visuospatial and visuomotor deficits in the NF1 population highlight the necessity for targeted interventions, and considerable between-study heterogeneity underscores that further exploration of predictors is needed.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144785823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Systematic Review of Available Normative Data on Neuropsychological Tests for Spanish Speakers in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and Spain. 美国、拉丁美洲和加勒比地区以及西班牙西班牙语使用者神经心理测试现有规范数据的系统回顾。

IF 5 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09666-6

Ambar Perez-Lao, Gelan Ying, Franchesca Arias, Shellie-Anne Levy, Glenn E Smith

{"title":"A Systematic Review of Available Normative Data on Neuropsychological Tests for Spanish Speakers in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and Spain.","authors":"Ambar Perez-Lao, Gelan Ying, Franchesca Arias, Shellie-Anne Levy, Glenn E Smith","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09666-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11065-025-09666-6","url":null,"abstract":"Neuropsychological testing is an essential tool in clinical settings engaged in detecting, treating, or preventing neurocognitive disorders around the world. There is a need for accurate norms across cultures, including Latinx/Hispanic communities. We reviewed studies published in English or Spanish focused on acquiring normative data for Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States (U.S.), Latin America and the Caribean (LAC), and Spain. We searched available studies from Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO APA, Science Direct, and ProQuest up to October 31, 2024. Studies were imported to COVIDENCE and reviewed by two Spanish-English bilingual reviewers and one proficient English reviewer. Ultimately, 75 articles were included and categorized into U.S. (n = 23), LAC (n = 21), Spain (n = 23), and multiregional (n = 8) based. Overall, most studies included a cognitively normal/healthy sample to establish the normative data, adjusting or stratifying for age, education, and sex. In Spanish speakers, cognitive performance improved with advancing age in children and adolescents and declined with age in adults. Higher education was also associated with better performance on tests across regions. While this review highlights the increasing accumulation of norms for Spanish-speaking populations, there is a continued need to expand norms to other Spanish-speaking populations not included in this analysis. Future research should add variables, such as acculturation and bilingualism, to aid normative rigor. This review works as a tool to facilitate and improve the understanding of current normative data.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12302697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144576773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Use of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery in Clinical Populations. 临床人群使用美国国立卫生研究院工具箱认知电池的系统回顾和荟萃分析。

IF 5.4 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09669-3

Kelly H Watson, Abagail E Ciriegio, Claire F Miller, Marissa C Roth, Bruce E Compas

{"title":"A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Use of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery in Clinical Populations.","authors":"Kelly H Watson, Abagail E Ciriegio, Claire F Miller, Marissa C Roth, Bruce E Compas","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09669-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09669-3","url":null,"abstract":"The National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) is an assessment tool that has been widely utilized in research with clinical populations across the lifespan. Despite its widespread use, a systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive function utilizing this battery in clinical samples has not been reported. To address this gap, 84 studies were identified after systematically searching PsycINFO, PubMed, and ProQuest (71 peer-reviewed articles, 11 dissertations, 2 master's theses) comprising 6331 clinical participants. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool. Results identified significant deficits in the Fluid Cognition Composite and the associated subtests (attention, working memory, processing speed, executive function) in clinical samples when compared to both the NIHTB-CB normative data and recruited comparison samples. Unexpectedly, there was some evidence that clinical participants scored higher on Crystallized Cognition subtests than the normative data but scored significantly lower than recruited controls. There was mixed evidence for performance differences on a Total Cognition Composite measure of cognitive function. There was some evidence of publication bias, and results were moderated by study quality and participant demographics. The implications of the findings for clinical research settings are discussed and suggested future directions are provided.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144576772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Memory Functions in Persons with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. HIV感染者抑郁症状与记忆功能之间的关系：系统回顾和荟萃分析

IF 5.4 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09665-7

Lujie Xu, Huda Al-Shamali, Tarek Turk, Sandra M Campbell, Esther Fujiwara

{"title":"Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Memory Functions in Persons with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Lujie Xu, Huda Al-Shamali, Tarek Turk, Sandra M Campbell, Esther Fujiwara","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09665-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09665-7","url":null,"abstract":"Episodic memory impairment can persist in persons with HIV (PWH) despite treatment. Depression is among the most prevalent comorbidities in HIV. Changes to brain regions involved in episodic memory like the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex have been well documented in depression. If episodic memory changes occur in PWH, it is important to understand the potential impact of concurrent depressive symptoms (DS). Thus, our objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the role of DS in episodic memory in PWH. We included cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that provided episodic memory test scores and a formal assessment of DS expecting that episodic memory in PWH (A) be lower with comorbid DS; (B) negatively correlated with DS severity and incidence of clinical depression; and (C) declines over time with comorbid depression. Following PRIMSA guidelines, 3505 papers were identified, of which 44 studies were ultimately included. Meta-analysis demonstrated that immediate but not delayed recall were lower in PWH with DS than without DS, with small average effect sizes. An inverse relationship between DS severity and episodic memory performance emerged in about a quarter of the studies, with a higher likelihood in studies measuring incidence of clinically elevated DS. If observed, longitudinal memory decline was limited to moderately-severely depressed PWH. Our results suggest that prevention and treatment of clinical levels of depressive symptomatology in PWH remains a paramount target in HIV care with important implications for memory and likely other cognitive functions long-term.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Empirical Evidence for the Simple Bayesian Model of Autism. 孤独症简单贝叶斯模型的系统评价与meta分析。

IF 5.4 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09672-8

Ke Cui, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ruirui Gao, Shiqi Jing, Fei Luo, Jinyan Wang

{"title":"A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Empirical Evidence for the Simple Bayesian Model of Autism.","authors":"Ke Cui, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ruirui Gao, Shiqi Jing, Fei Luo, Jinyan Wang","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09672-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09672-8","url":null,"abstract":"The Bayesian framework conceptualizes human perception as a process of probabilistic inference, where the brain integrates prior expectations with incoming sensory evidence to construct a mental model of the world. Within this framework, several distinct theories-collectively termed the \"simple Bayesian model\"-suggest that perceptual atypicalities in autism stem from an imbalance between the precision of prior beliefs and sensory input. This study presents a systematic review and the first meta-analysis to evaluate empirical evidence for the simple Bayesian model. We synthesized 24 effect sizes from 23 eligible studies using a random-effects model to test its core predictions: that autistic individuals exhibit universally \"broader\" priors and/or heightened sensory precision compared to non-autistic controls. We found a significant, small-to-moderate overall effect in the predicted direction (Hedge's g = 0.37). However, heterogeneity across studies was large and significant and was not explained by any of the examined moderators: prior type (structural vs. contextual), stimulus type (social vs. nonsocial), task setting (implicit vs. explicit), cognitive domain (higher-level cognition vs. perception), or participant characteristics. Given the significant unexplained heterogeneity, our findings offer only limited support for a universal \"simple Bayesian model\" of autism. We conclude that future research should move beyond the simple Bayesian model to investigate more sophisticated, hierarchical Bayesian accounts of autism.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144509176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Empathy in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 成人后天性脑损伤的共情：系统回顾和荟萃分析。

IF 5.4 2区心理学

Neuropsychology Review Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-025-09667-5

Emily Clements, Kristin Naragon-Gainey, Michael Weinborn, Carmela Pestell, Dawn Neumann, David Preece, Rodrigo Becerra

{"title":"Empathy in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Emily Clements, Kristin Naragon-Gainey, Michael Weinborn, Carmela Pestell, Dawn Neumann, David Preece, Rodrigo Becerra","doi":"10.1007/s11065-025-09667-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-025-09667-5","url":null,"abstract":"Empathy is the ability to recognise, share and understand others' emotional states. Increasing evidence suggests that empathy may be impacted by acquired brain injury (ABI), with consequences for social and emotional functioning. However, the literature has been characterised by inconsistent findings and small sample sizes. To address these limitations, we provide the first meta-analytic review of empathy in adults with ABI. Specifically, the review aimed to quantify the degree of impairment in adults with ABI across four empathy-related domains: cognitive, affective, empathic concern (e.g. sympathy) and personal distress. We also sought to estimate the prevalence of deficits in each area and explore whether demographic and injury factors moderate impairment. A systematic search yielded 29 studies measuring self-reported empathy in adults with ABI versus healthy, matched peers. A series of random-effects meta-analyses revealed moderate deficits in cognitive empathy (Hedges' g = - 0.68, 95% CI [- 0.87, - 0.50]) and affective empathy (Hedges' g = - 0.43, 95% CI [- 0.65, - 0.21]), as well as small-to-moderate deficits in empathic concern (Hedges' g = - 0.38, 95% CI [- 0.63, - 0.13]). No significant difference was found for personal distress. We estimated the proportion of ABI participants scoring equal to or more than 1 SD below the normative mean to be 15.3-35.0%, depending on the empathy subcomponent. Our results highlight that empathy deficits may play an important role in functional or emotional difficulties post-brain injury. This demonstrates the need for routine clinical assessment of empathy in survivors of brain injury and the need to develop interventions which target both cognitive and affective components.","PeriodicalId":49754,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychology Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144318525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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