Investigated performance on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) of 92 psychiatric and neurological patients classified as memory‐impaired (N = 45) or non‐memory‐impaired (N = 47). The groups were comparable on age and education. Relative to the non‐memory‐impaired Ss, performance of the memory‐impaired patients was significantly lower on all AVLT scores, ps < 0.01. The AVLT appears to hold promise as a quick screening measure for the clinical evaluation of patients with suspected verbal learning and memory impairments.

Objective  To investigate the effect of improvement in erectile dysfunction (ED) on sexual function and satisfaction measures in heterosexual couples in which the woman reports that sexual intercourse is unsatisfactory at least half of the time. Design  Multicentre, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study. Setting  Outpatient medical clinics. Population  Hundred and eighty men with ED and their female partners in whom sexual intercourse was satisfactory about half the time or less (score of ≤3 on the Female Partner of ED Subject Questionnaire question 3 [FePEDS Q3]). Methods  Men were randomised to flexible‐dose sildenafil (25, 50, and 100 mg) or placebo as needed for 12 weeks. Main outcome measures  Primary: FePEDS Q3 (‘Over the past four weeks, when you had sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory for you?’) scored as 0 (no sexual activity) and 1 (almost never or never) to 5 (almost always or always). Secondary, partners: Sexual Function Questionnaire, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and ED Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS) partner version (EDITS‐Partner). Secondary, men: International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), General Efficacy Questions, event log data, Self‐Esteem And Relationship questionnaire, and EDITS. Secondary, partners and men: Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Results  The intention‐to‐treat population included 85 sildenafil recipients (mean age 59 ± 12 years) and 91 placebo recipients (mean age 57 ± 11 years). Most partners (aged 20–79 years; mean, 54 years) were postmenopausal. Sildenafil compared with placebo couples had greater improvement in the primary outcome (FePEDS Q3 [P < 0.0001]) and in sexual function, intercourse success rates, and secondary sexual satisfaction measures (FSFI satisfaction domain [P < 0.0001] and IIEF satisfaction domains [P < 0.001]) and had higher treatment satisfaction (EDITS and EDITS‐Partner; P < 0.0001). Several predictors of improvement were identified, and improvement in one member of the couple correlated positively with improvement in the other member. Conclusions  The interdependence of sexual function and sexual satisfaction measures between members of couples consisting of men with ED and sexually healthy women reporting infrequent satisfactory sexual intercourse underscores the importance of including partners in ED treatment discussions.

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Administration times were recorded for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised (WAIS-R) subtests and Verbal, Performance, and Full Scales in a sample of 50 Veterans Administration Medical Center psychiatric and neurological patients. Also calculated were the administration times required by a select group of short forms. Results indicated that a complete WAIS-R required an average of 91 minutes, 24 seconds (SD = 14 min 15 sec). The estimate of 60 to 90 minutes' administration time for the standardization sample does not generalize to a clinical population. Five of six short forms reduced testing time by at least 50%. The shortest and least time-consuming abbreviated form consisted of Vocabulary and Block Design ( X̅ = 26 min 1 sec, SD = 6 min 23 sec). The most time-demanding short form was the entire Verbal Scale ( X̅ = 49 min 9 sec, SD = 9 min 45 sec). Because the complete WAIS-R is a time-consuming measure, its use in some clinical situations may be impractical.