title: Short forms of the WAIS-R with psychiatric inpatients: a comparison of techniques.
abstract: The relative performance of six Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised short forms (Brooker & Cyr, 1986; Reynolds, Wilson, & Clark, 1983; Silverstein, 1982) was examined for a group of psychiatric inpatients (N = 50). Short forms were evaluated according to their ability to predict the Full Scale IQ using regression analysis. The standard error of estimate was significantly smaller for Silverstein's (1982) four-subtest short form, which consists of Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Picture Arrangement, and Block Design. Using the Silverstein (1982) tables, 90% of the short form IQs fell within +/- 6 points of the actual Full Scale IQ.
authors.affiliation: Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, NJ 08628.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011594:Psychometrics; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales