An Investigation of the General Abilities Index in a Group of Diagnostically Mixed Patients

Autor/inn/en	Harrison, Allyson G.; DeLisle, Michelle M.; Parker, Kevin C. H.
Titel	An Investigation of the General Abilities Index in a Group of Diagnostically Mixed Patients
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 26 (2008) 3, S.247-259 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282907304032
Schlagwörter	Adults; Patients; Intelligence Tests; Intelligence Quotient; Measures (Individuals); Learning Disabilities; Attention Deficit Disorders; Hyperactivity; Mental Disorders; Head Injuries; Neurological Impairments; Psychological Characteristics; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Comparative Analysis; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Patient; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Intelligenzquotient; Messdaten; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Hyperaktivität; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Kopfverletzung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Angst
Abstract	The General Ability Index (GAI) was compared with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III) Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) from the WAIS-III in data obtained from 381 adults assessed for reported learning or attention problems between 1998 and 2005. Not only did clients with more neurocognitively based disorders (i.e., learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and brain injury) demonstrate a larger discrepancy between GAI and FSIQ than did those with mainly psychological conditions (i.e., depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder), but specific neurocognitive diagnosis also moderated the relationship between these two indices. In neurocognitive disorders, GAI was found to be generally higher than FSIQ, a finding that distinguished this group from a nonclinical sample. There were significant differences in GAI among the clinical groups, and FSIQ was closely related to GAI. Implications for use of the GAI in clinical practice are discussed. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10