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The Reliability and Validity of Two Assessment Scales in the Elderly Mentally Handicapped

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. H. W. Smith ,
B. R. Ballinger  and
A. S. Presly
A. H. W. Smith
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF
B. R. Ballinger
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF
A. S. Presly
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF
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Summary

The Clifton Assessment Schedule and the Shortened Stockton Rating Scale were administered to 38 elderly, mentally handicapped patients. Inter-rater reliability was high and the CAS was found to be a useful measure of cognitive ability. The tests measure different features of patients, but both correlated significantly with estimated levels of independence.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 1 , January 1981 , pp. 15 - 16
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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