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Correlations of Scores on the Kaufman Short Neuropsychological Assessment Procedure and the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test for a Hospitalized Depressed Sample
Scores on the K-SNAP, a new brief cognitive measure designed to assess neuropsychological functioning in adolescents and adults, were correlated with KAIT IQs, a comprehensive test that measures fluid and crystallized intelligence. The sample included 33 adolescent and adult patients hospitalized for depression. The K-SNAP correlated significantly higher with fluid than crystallized intelligence.
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