The two-year predictive validity of the Clifton Assessment Schedule and the Shortened Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale.

Assessment of cognitive and behavioural disability on 100 elderly psychiatric admissions was carried out by means of the Clifton Assessment Schedule and the Shortened Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale. The results provided useful predictive indices, confirming the relationship between cognitive impairment and unfavourable outcome at two-year follow up.