The effect of a split in WAIS-R VIQ and PIQ scores on patients with cognitive impairment and psychiatric illness.
This study examined the clinical effects of cognitive impairment on the course of patients who have a major psychiatric disorder. Surprisingly, a statistical split between Verbal and Performance IQ on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised is not a marker for greater psychiatric morbidity.
Hackerman
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Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Buccino
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Gallucci
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Schmidt
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D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014888:Wechsler Scales