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Validation of the German Version of the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) – Preliminary Results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2010

G. Sachs ,
B. Winklbaur ,
R. Jagsch  and
R.S.E. Keefe
G. Sachs*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
B. Winklbaur
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
R. Jagsch
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical, Biological and Differential Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Austria
R.S.E. Keefe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3270, Durham, NC 27710, USA
*
⁎Corresponding author. Tel.: +431404003547; fax: +431404003560. E-mail address:gabriele.sachs@meduniwien.ac.at (G. Sachs).
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Abstract

The German version of the BACS showed high test-retest reliability. Sensitivity and specificity scores demonstrated good ability to differentiate between patients and controls. The study suggests that the German Version of the BACS is a useful scale to evaluate cognitive functioning.

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Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS)German versionCognitive functionSchizophreniaNeurocognitive assessments

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European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , March 2011 , pp. 74 - 77
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2010

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