Year: 1973 Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology, v.29, no.2, (April 1973), p.197-203 SIEC No: 19831969

This study investigates Beta IQ performance in a sample of 257 psychiatric patients aged 12-21, and examines a variety of demographic, historical, and diagnostic factors that relate to intellectual functioning. Through multivariate techniques, classification of intellectual performance is accomplished and a regression equation for predicting intellectual functioning is derived.