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The Two-Year Predictive Validity of the Clifton Assessment Schedule and the Shortened Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. H. Pattie  and
C. J. Gilleard
A. H. Pattie
Affiliation:
Clifton Hospital, York
C. J. Gilleard
Affiliation:
Clifton Hospital, York
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Summary

Assessment of cognitive and behavioural disability on 100 elderly psychiatric admissions was carried out by means of the Clifton Assessment Schedule and the Shortened Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale. The results provided useful predictive indices, confirming the relationship between cognitive impairment and unfavourable outcome at two-year follow up.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 5 , November 1978 , pp. 457 - 460
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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