title: Comparison of the Shipley Institute of Living Scale and WAIS-R IO scores for a sample of public sector psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: This study examined the use of the Shipley Institute of Living Scale as a screening device in an intellectually low functioning psychiatric population of 40 inpatients. Shipley IQ scores were significantly correlated .72 with Full Scale WAIS-R IQ scores. There was no significant difference between the mean IQ scores generated from the two measures. These findings suggest that the Shipley scale may be used in this population despite a caution by the test's publisher that the test should not be used in assessing intellectual functioning in individuals with borderline or lower intelligence.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emmons
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stallings
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010343:Patient Admission; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013781:Texas; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*