SENSITIVITY OF THE WISC-III TO INJURY SEVERITY IN CHILDREN WITH TRAUMATIC HEAD-INJURY

Authors
DONDERS J
Citation
J. Donders, SENSITIVITY OF THE WISC-III TO INJURY SEVERITY IN CHILDREN WITH TRAUMATIC HEAD-INJURY, Assessment, 4(1), 1997, pp. 107-109
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Assessment → ACNP
ISSN journal
10731911
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
107 - 109
Database
ISI
SICI code
1073-1911(1997)4:1<107:SOTWTI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The criterion validity of the factor index scores of the third edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) was evalua ted in a sample of 88 children with traumatic head injury (THI). Only Perceptual Organization and Processing Speed scores demonstrated accep table sensitivity to injury severity. It is concluded that Processing Speed is an adequate measure of performance efficiency, but that Freed om from Distractibility may not be an adequate measure of attention in children with THI.