Watson had developed a Schizophrenia-Organicity (Sc-0) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scale that successfully distinguished schizophrenic from braindamaged patients. The present study used this Sc-0 scale to distinguish organically impaired schizophrenics from nonimpaired schizophrenics. Forty-eight schizophrenic subjects were divided into the organic and nonorganic groups by findings from both their Halstead-Reitan Impairment rating and the physical neurological examination. £-test analyses and cutting scores were calculated for the two groups. The results demonstrated that the Sc-0 scale could not distinguish impaired from nonimpaired schizophrenics. Future research and clinical implications are discussed.
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