title: Test-retest reliability of the Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt in chronic schizophrenics.
abstract: This study assesses the test-retest reliability of the revised Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt Test (BGT). The API system identifies 207 possible distortions in a BGT protocol. Test-retest reliability for 40 schizophrenic patients tested twice with a mean interval of 6.4 years (SD=3.8 years) was good, ranging from .71 to .80. Further reliability and validity studies are needed to further demonstrate the effectiveness of the system.
authors.affiliation: Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Aucone
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Wagner
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: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dornheim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seldon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pospisil
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Proctor-Weber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calabria
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001538:Bender-Gestalt Test; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*