Schizophrenic intelligence, symptoms, and release from the hospital.

Used the WAIS and Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Scale to assess changes in intelligence and symptoms over a 1-yr period in 64 male chronic schizophrenics (an additional 32 Ss were assessed only at the end of the 1-yr period). Hospital status 6 yr. later identified Ss who had been discharged successfully and those still hospitalized. Ss who improved in symptoms gained in test scores. Short-term symptomatic improvement showed no significant relationship to discharge within the next 6 yr., whereas short-term gains in intelligence predicted subsequent discharge to a highly significant degree (p