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WAIS‐R intrasubtest scatter in a chronic schizophrenic population: Is it an attentional problem?
Author(s) -
Feinberg Judy R.,
John McIlvried E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199105)47:3<327::aid-jclp2270470302>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler adult intelligence scale , population , cognitive psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health
This study investigated the hypothesis that intrasubtest scatter on the WAIS‐R is a measure of fluctuations in attention/concentration. Thirty‐two chronic schizophrenic inpatient were administered the WAIS‐R, the Mini‐Mental State Examination, an attention task battery, and the Psychotic Inpatient Profile. Intrasubtest scatter correlated significantly with some attention measures. However, scatter was correlated more highly with cognitive aspects of mental status, Freedom from Distractibility, and observed psychotic behavior. Thus, intrasubtest scatter in this population appears to reflect a broader measure of the integrity of “cognitive state” and not merely a clinical indication of attention/concentration problems.