An attempt at validation of the minnesota percepto-diagnostic test in a psychiatric setting

Helmes, Edward; Holden, Ronald R.; Howe, Margaret G.

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“…A few studies have been concerned with the evaluation of existing assessment procedures such as the MMPI, the 16PF, and the Minnesota Percepto-Diagnostic Test in diagnosing psychiatric populations (Helmes, Holden, & Howe, 1980; Howe & Helmes, 1980; Page, 1982), but the results have generally been disappointing. Helmes, Landmark, and Kazarian (1983) have recently compared twelve different diagnostic systems for diagnosing schizophrenia and found the systems of Langfeldt and Schneider and the DSM III to yield die highest reliabilities.…”

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Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Rice¹,

Quinsey²

1986

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Psychological research done in Canada and relevant to the treatment of persons institutionalized in psychiatric and correctional settings is reviewed. Studies are divided into four categories: prevention, assessment, treatment, and release. Although some innovative and influential applied research has been accomplished, the amount of applied research is relatively small and tends to focus on assessment rather than treatment issues. A discussion of some of the factors responsible for the relative paucity of relevant research is followed by a discussion of what might be done to improve the quantity and quality of research efforts in the future. Rule and Adair (1984) recently summarized the substantial contributions of psychology as a social science to Canadian society. In that paper, contributions by psychologists to the treatment of the mentally ill or to correctional populations were not reviewed. The present paper is a summary of research completed by psychologists in Canada that is relevant to the treatment of persons institutionalized in psychiatric and correctional settings. We have chosen to limit the scope of the paper to studies that have had fairly direct applications and studies in which possible applications are mentioned. Although we have attempted to identify, or at least sample, all of the Canadian research that meets these criteria, our coverage of more recent material is better than that of older, and our coverage of material published in French is very poor.The paper begins with a review of relevant papers. Papers are divided into four categories: prevention, assessment, treatment, and release. Following the review is a discussion of some of the factors responsible for the relative paucity of relevant research, and a discussion of what might be done to improve the situation in the future.Thanks are due to G. Harris for helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper, and to R. Berry, W.R.N. Blair, P. Gendreau, J. Pettifor, and many others for providing much helpful material. Apologies are due to many people, especially those who publish in French, whose work did not come to our attention.

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Section: Review Of the Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Rice¹,

Quinsey²

1986

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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The minnesota percepto-diagnostic test and presenile dementia

1983

Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology

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The records of psychiatric patients seen for clinical reasons were used to examine the discriminating capacity of the rotation score of the Minnesota Percepto-Diagnostic Test. Thirty-one patients with an eventual organic diagnosis were compared with a matched group with functional diagnoses. The main organic subgroup, 17 patients diagnosed as presenile dementia, had markedly raised rotation scores, while the remaining 14 of mixed diagnoses did not differ from their controls. This high rotation in presenile dementia is in striking contrast to the moderate rotation shown by patients with Korsakov's psychosis in a recent study by Helmes, Holden, and Howe. It is suggested that this reflects the differing pathology of the two conditions.

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An attempt at validation of the minnesota percepto-diagnostic test in a psychiatric setting

Cited by 2 publications

References 8 publications

Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Contributions of Canadian applied psychological research to correctional and psychiatric institutions.

The minnesota percepto-diagnostic test and presenile dementia

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