AbstractExamined the performance on the Wechsler Memory Scale of 50 elderly psychiatric patients with a functional illness and 50 with an organic brain syndrome. A significant separation of the two groups is observed, and the a‐priori definition of abnormal memory impairment is found to be significantly associated with organic but not functional illness. It is concluded that the WMS is a useful test for this population despite its shortcomings in other area
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