Studies of prognostic criteria in the case records of hospitalized mental patients: affective expression.

Inappropriate Affect

“…There is some evidence that intensity of affect, without regard to the special abnormal quality with which we are dealing in this paper, is of prognostic importance, so that patients who are depressed or agitated or elated have a better chance of recovery (Bayard and Pascal, 1954;Schofield, Hathaway, Hastings, and Bell, 1954); indeed, Harris and Norris's figures could be interpreted in this 30J9 way. It is of interest, therefore, to examine the problems of assessment which an investigation into this point would raise and the extent of agreement achieved by our three psychiatrists in this respect.…”

“…It is clear that the estimation of intensity, or more precisely whether that intensity has passed the bounds of the normal, is more difficult than that of the peculiar change with which we are concerned at present. This estimation only becomes important if one is regarding the intensity of affect without regard to its appropriateness as the thing to be determined as some workers have done (Bayard and Pascal, 1954;Schofield et al, 1954).…”

Validation of groups derived by cluster analysis of psychiatric inpatients' MMPI item responses and scales

“…Case histories have been utilized for classifying and predicting outcome of psychiatric patient's treatment. The information included in case histories is extracted and condensed into efficient bits of data through the use of rating scales (Bayard and Pascal, 1954).…”

“…Other scales have been developed to rate complex psychiatric vari ables based on psychiatric case records. Bayard and Pascal (1954) rate modes of affective expression of hospitalized mental patients and its association to a favorable outcome of treatment. The 486 case records of psychiatric inpatients were used to determine affective expression using a rating scale developed for this particular goal.…”

“…The validity of the descriptors found applicable to the college male students in this study were similar to the descriptors outlined by Gilberstadt and Duker (1965) for their male veteran psy chiatric population. Wing, Birley, Cooper, Graham, and Isaacs (1967) (Bayard and Pascal, 1954). Green, Bigelow, O'Brien, Stahl and Wyatt (1977) Although research utilizing the IBRS is limited, indications based on positive results using the scale, and the breadth of data obtained using the IBRS make it an important tool for eliciting behavioral data.…”