title: Validation of the German version of the brief assessment of cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) - preliminary results.
abstract: The German version of the BACS showed high test-retest reliability. Sensitivity and specificity scores demonstrated good ability to differentiate between patients and controls. The study suggests that the German Version of the BACS is a useful scale to evaluate cognitive functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. gabriele.sachs@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winklbaur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jagsch
authors.forename: R S E
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Keefe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult