WAIS-R short forms in chronic schizophrenia.
Short forms of the WAIS-R provide a relatively quick screen of an individual's general cognitive ability. This study attempted to measure the merit of three WAIS-R short forms developed by Kaufman (1990) in a group of 114 chronic schizophrenic patients. The results suggest that the four-subtest short form provided the most reliable estimation of Full Scale IQ. The implications of these findings for research screening of schizophrenic patients is discussed.
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Clinical and Research Services Branch, NIMH, NIMH Neuroscience Center, St. Elizabeths, Washington, DC 20032.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014888:Wechsler Scales