Table 4.
Relationship between formal thought disorders and tests assessing semantics and pragmatics
| Verbal-WAIS | WAT | BLOC-SR | SECHS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAT | 0.329* | |||
| BLOC-SR | 0.323* | 0.258* | ||
| SECHS | 0.384* | 0.378* | 0.727* | |
| TLC | −435* | 0.246 | −0.659* | −0.702* |
Abbreviations: TLC, Scale for the Assessment of Thought, Language, and Communication; WAT, Word Accentuation Test; SECHS, System for the Behavioral Evaluation of Social Skills; BLOC-SR, pragmatics section of the Objective Criteria Language Battery; Verbal-WAIS, verbal sections of the Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale.