title: [Development of a proverb test for assessment of concrete thinking problems in schizophrenic patients].
abstract: Concretism is considered an important aspect of schizophrenic thought disorder. Traditionally it is measured using the method of proverb interpretation, in which metaphoric proverbs are presented with the request that the subject tell its meaning. Interpretations are recorded and scored on concretistic tendencies. However, this method has two problems: its reliability is doubtful and it is rather complicated to perform. In this paper, a new version of a multiple choice proverb test is presented which can solve these problems in a reliable and economic manner. Using the new test, it is has been shown that schizophrenic patients have greater deficits in proverb interpretation than depressive patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung Arbeitsmedizin, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin IV, AKH Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien. alfred.barth@akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Küfferle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001045:Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019365:Metaphor; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013850:Thinking
vernacular_title: Die Entwicklung eines Sprichworttests zur Erfassung konkretistischer Denkstörungen bei schizophrenen Patienten.