Test-retest reliability of the Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt in chronic schizophrenics

E J Aucone; E E Wagner; A J Raphael; C J Golden; P Espe-Pfeifer; L Dornheim; J Seldon; T Pospisil; Z Proctor-Weber; M Calabria

doi:10.1177/107319110100800310

Test-retest reliability of the Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt in chronic schizophrenics

Assessment. 2001 Sep;8(3):351-3. doi: 10.1177/107319110100800310.

Authors

E J Aucone¹, E E Wagner, A J Raphael, C J Golden, P Espe-Pfeifer, L Dornheim, J Seldon, T Pospisil, Z Proctor-Weber, M Calabria

Affiliation

¹ Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA.

PMID: 11575627
DOI: 10.1177/107319110100800310

Abstract

This study assesses the test-retest reliability of the revised Advanced Psychodiagnostic Interpretation (API) scoring system for the Bender Gestalt Test (BGT). The API system identifies 207 possible distortions in a BGT protocol. Test-retest reliability for 40 schizophrenic patients tested twice with a mean interval of 6.4 years (SD=3.8 years) was good, ranging from .71 to .80. Further reliability and validity studies are needed to further demonstrate the effectiveness of the system.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bender-Gestalt Test*
Humans
Middle Aged
Reproducibility of Results
Schizophrenia / diagnosis*