Scatter as an index of organicity: A comparison of mentally retarded individuals experiencing and not experiencing concomitant convulsive disorders |
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| Authors: | Michael Roszkowski Scott Spreat |
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| Institution: | (1) Woodhaven Center, 2900 Southampton Road, 19154 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;(2) Department of Research and Evaluation, The American College, 270 Bryn Mawr Avenue, 19010 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the validity of Wechsler subtest scatter as an index of organicity and convulsive disorders in a mentally retarded sample. Four different indices of scatter were studied. Only the Selz and Reitan (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979, 47, 258–264) index was related to organicity. However, after the contribution of Full-Scale IQ was partialed out, no significant relationship remained. It was concluded that scatter has only minimal diagnostic utility in detecting organicity.Woodhaven Center is operated and funded under a contract between Temple University and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. |
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| Keywords: | Organicity scatter mental retardation seizures |
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