title: The measurement of schizophrenic conceptualization using a Spanish translation of the Whitaker Index of Schizophrenic Thinking.
abstract: The Spanish translation of Form A of the Whitaker Index of Schizophrenic Thinking (WIST) was administered to 50 schizophrenic (25 acute; 25 chronic) and 50 (25 = depressives; 25 = normals) nonschizophrenic residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Results suggest that this translation effectively discriminated between schizophrenics and non-schizophrenics on the WIST total score, time, and index. A cut-off of 25 on the WIST index correctly classified 98% of the schizophrenic volunteers.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003210:Concept Formation; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013850:Thinking