Scale for Assessment of Thought, Language and Communication in psychotic in-patients.

The reliability and usefulness of the Scale for Assessment of Thought, Language and Communication was evaluated in a group of psychotic in-patients. A very high interrater reliability (0.75-1.0) and an optimum rate-rerate reliability (0.50-1.0) were found on the individual items of the scale as well as the global rating. Since the scale has a good scope in different clinical and research settings, it was necessary to evaluate its reliability at a place other than where it originated. This study confirms its usefulness in the field of both clinical practice and research.