The failure to detect low IQ in psychiatric assessment.
The authors assessed the IQs of 188 hospitalized psychiatric patients and found that 27 (14.4%) had IQs of 85 or less. However, the psychiatric records of 22 of the patients with low IQs showed that only 5 contained any mention of level of intellectual functioning. These findings suggest that a variable of major importance for diagnosis and treatment planning is often ignored.
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014888:Wechsler Scales