Intelligence and Neurosis in Old Age

In a previous study of old people living in the community, those with functional psychiatric disorders (usually neuroses) were found to have relatively low IQs on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) (Britton et al., 1967). This observation required confirmation and was open to a number of i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 1974-05, Vol.124 (582), p.446-452
Hauptverfasser:	Nunn, C. M. H., Bergmann, K., Britton, P. G., Foster, E. M., Hall, E. H., Kay, D. W. K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjustment Disorders - diagnosis Aged Analysis of Variance Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis Female Humans Intelligence Male Mental Disorders - diagnosis Neurotic Disorders - etiology Paranoid Disorders - diagnosis Personality Disorders - diagnosis Psychometrics Schizophrenia - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	In a previous study of old people living in the community, those with functional psychiatric disorders (usually neuroses) were found to have relatively low IQs on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) (Britton et al., 1967). This observation required confirmation and was open to a number of interpretations.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.124.5.446