title: Reliability of the Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt.
abstract: This study assesses the interrater reliability of the revised Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt Test (BGT). The API scoring system identifies 207 possible distortions in a BGT protocol. Agreement across nine raters exceeded 90% for each of three clinical protocols. Kappa statistics indicated that the API system exhibited good interrater reliability. Further research is necessary in such areas as test-retest reliability and validity to further demonstrate the effectiveness of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Nova Southeastern University.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Aucone
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Raphael
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Espe-Pfeifer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seldon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pospisil
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dornheim
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Proctor-Weber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calabria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001538:Bender-Gestalt Test; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis