PSYCHOMETRIC PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
1950; American Medical Association; Volume: 63; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archneurpsyc.1950.02310230082007
ISSN2330-9628
Autores Tópico(s)Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
ResumoSINCE Charcot and Vulpian, in 1860, first recognized the condition of multiple sclerosis as a disease sui generis , studies on the etiology, prognosis and treatment of this clinical entity have been carried out predominantly in the field of medicine. In recent years, however, scientific interest has shifted to include the psychologic implications of multiple sclerosis, since a purely physiologic and mechanistic approach has thus far been relatively unproductive. There has been evidence that this shift in emphasis has opened more promising avenues of research, which warrant thorough investigation. 1 Accordingly, the group of patients with multiple sclerosis at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Fort Thomas have been made the subjects of an investigation in which psychologic evaluation comprises an integral part. The initial stage of this investigation is concerned with complete psychologic measurements. This, the first, report deals with the results of the Wechsler-Bellevue tests; a subsequent report will deal
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