Annes, G., Katz, N. & Cermak, S. (1996). Comparison of younger and older healthy American adults on the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment. Occupational Therapy International, 3, 157-173.

Averbuch, S. & Katz, N. (1988). Assessment of perceptual cognitive performance: comparison of psychiatric and brain injured adult patients. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 8, 57-72.

Averbuch, S. & Katz, N. (1991). Age level standards of the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA). Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy. Special Issue October, E1-E15.

Bar-Haim Erez, A., & Katz, N. (2003). Cognitive profiles of individuals with dementia and healthy elderly: The Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA-G). Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 4,

Cermak, S. A., Katz, N., McGuire, E., Greenbaum, S., Peralta, C. & Flanagan, V.M. (1995). Performance of American and Israeli individuals with CVA on the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49, 500-506.

Katz, N., Itzkovich, M., Avrtbuch, S., & Elazar, B. (1989). The Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) battery for brain injured patients: Reliability and validity. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 43, 184-192.

Katz, N., Hefner, D. & Reuben, R. (1990). Measuring clinical change in cognitive rehabilitation of patients with brain damage: two cases, TBI and CVA. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 7, 23-43.

Katz, N., Elazar, B. & Itzkovich, M.(1995). Construct validity of a geriatric version of the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) battery. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatric, 13, 31-46.

Katz, N., Champegn, D., & Cermak, S.A. (1997). Performance of younger and older adults on three versions of a puzzle reproduction task. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 51, 562-568.

Katz, N., Hartman Maeir, A., Ring, H., & Soroker, N. (1999).Functional disability and rehabilitation outcome in right-hemispheric-damaged patients with and without unilateral spatial neglect. Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation. 80, 379-384.

Katz, N., Hartman Maeir, A., Ring, H., & Soroker, N. (2000). Relationship of cognitive performance and daily function of clients following right hemisphere stroke: Predictive and ecological validity of the LOTCA battery. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 20, 3-17.

Katz, N., Kizony, R., & Parush, S. (2002). Cross-cultural comparison and developmental change of Ethiopian, Bedouin and Main stream Israeli children’s cognitive performance. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 22, 1-10.

Parush, S., Sharoni, C., Hahn-Markowitz, J., & Katz, N. (2000). Perceptual, motor and cognitive performance components of Bedouin children in Israel. Occupational Therapy International.7, 216-231.

Rosenblum, S., Katz, N., Hahn-Markowitz, J., & Parush, S. (2000). Environmental influences on perceptual and motor skills of Ethiopian immigrant children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 90, 587-594.

Yu, P. (2004). The use of the Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for children (DOTCA-Ch) in taiwan: a pilot study. Unpublished master thesis, Boston University.

Ziviani, J ., Rodger, S., Pacheco, P., Rootsey, N., Smith, A., & Katz, N.(2004). The Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for Children (DOTCA Ch): Pilot study of inter-rater and test retest reliability. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 51, 17-24.

To be submitted shortly:

Katz, N., Traub Bar-Ilan, R., Golstand, S., & Parush, S. The dynamic occupational therapy cognitive assessment for children (DOTCA-Ch): A new instrument for assessing learning potential. American Journal of Occupational Therapy,

Publications that use the LOTCA among their instruments:

Chwen-Yng, S., Chang, J.J., Chen, H.M., Chin-Jung, S., Chien, T.H., & Huang, M.H. (2000). Perceptual differences between stroke patients with cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage. Arichives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation. 81, 706-714.

Jang, Y., Hwang, M.-T., & Li, W. (1997). A work oriented occupational therapy programme for individuals with physical disabilities. Occupational Therapy International, 4, 304-316.

Josman, N., & Katz, N. (1998). Relationships of categorization tests’ performance and task performance: A comparison study of CVA and healthy individuals. NeuroRehabilitation Journal, 11, 201-210.

Josman, N., & Katz, N. Relationships of categorization abilities on tests and daily tasks in patients with schizophrenia, post-stroke and healthy controls. Psychiatry Research, in press.

Lieberman, D., Fried, V., Castel, H., Weitzmann, S., Lowenthal, M. N., & Galinsky, D. (1996). Factors related to successful rehabilitation after hip fracture: a case control study. Disability and Rehabilitation,18, 224-230.

Uyanik, M., Aki, E., Duger, T., Bumin, G., & Kayihan, H.(1999). Cognition in 4-11 year old children in Turkey. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 3, 119-124.

Chapters in books on the model underlying the development of the LOTCA with summary of data

Averbuch, S. & Katz, N. (1992). Cognitive rehabilitation: A retraining model for clients following brain-injuries. In N. Katz (Ed.), Cognition Rehabilitation: Cognitive models for intervention in Occupational therapy (pp. 99-123). Boston: Butterworth & Hienemann.

Averbuch, S. & Katz, N. (1998). Cognitive rehabilitation: A retraining model for clients following brain-injuries. In N. Katz (Ed.), Cognition and Occupation in Rehabilitation: Cognitive models for intervention in Occupational therapy (pp. 99-123). Bethesda MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.

Averbuch, S. & Katz, N. (2005). Cognitive rehabilitation: A retraining model for clients with neurological disabilities. In N. Katz (Ed.), Cognition and occupation across the life span: Models for intervention in Occupational therapy (pp. 113-138). Bethesda MD: American Occupational Therapy Association Press.

LOTCA, LOTCA-G, DOTCA-Ch Instruments publications

Itzkovich, M., Averbuch, S., Elazar, B. & Katz, N. (1990). Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) battery. (First edition). Pequannock NJ: Maddak Inc.

Itzkovich, M., Averbuch, S., Elazar, B. & Katz, N. (2000). Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) battery. (Second edition). Pequannock NJ: Maddak Inc.

Itzkovich, M., Elazar, B. & Katz, N. (1996). Geriatric version: Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA-G) battery. Pequannock NJ: Maddak Inc.

Katz, N., Parush, S., & Traub Bar-Ilan, R. (2005). DOTCA-Ch - Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for children. Pequannock NJ: Maddak Inc.

Web site: www.maddak.com

Recent conference presentations:

Katz, N., & Parush, S. DOTCA for children: Comparison of children with learning disabilities and controls. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Philadelphia, April 2001.

Josman, N., & Katz, N. Relationships of categorization tests and daily tasks in individuals with schizophrenia. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Miami, May 2002.

Parush, S., Traub, R., & Katz, N. Validity of the dynamic occupational therapy cognitive assessment (DOTCA-Ch). World Congress of Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, June 2002.

Katz, N., & Bar-Haim Erez, A. Performance on the LOTCA-G of persons with dementia compared to healthy elderly. World Congress of Occupational Therapy, Stockholm, June 2002.

Katz, N., Traub, R., & Parus, S. Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for children (DOTCA-Ch): Performance of Brain Injured Children. 2nd Congress of the International Society of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine ISPRM, Prague, May 2003.

Katz, N., & Parush, S. The Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for Children (DOTCA-Ch) workshop. American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, AOTA, Washington DC, June 2003.