title: Wechsler Memory Scale performance of elderly psychiatric patients.
abstract: Examined the performance on the Wechsler Memory Scale of 50 elderly psychiatric patients with a functional illness and 50 with an organic brain syndrome. A significant separation of the two groups is observed, and the a-priori definition of abnormal memory impairment is found to be significantly associated with organic but not functional illness. It is concluded that the WMS is a useful test for the population despite its shortcomings in other areas.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales