Neuropsychological assessment of battered women: a pilot study

C Deering1, D I Templer, J Keller

  • 1California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno 93727, USA.

Mean performance of 19 battered women was significantly lower than that of 9 control women on the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised, and the Quick Neurological Screening Test. 58% of the battered women scored in the impaired range on the Halstead-Reitan Impairment Index; and 53% scored in the impaired range on the Quick Neurological Screening Test. More definitive research was recommended.

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