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Yaakov Stern, PhD
Neurological Institute 710 W 168th St New York, NY 10032

Karen Marder, MD; Richard Mayeux, MD
New York, NY

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1992;49(7):587-588.

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We welcome the opportu- nity to clarify the issues raised by Miller et al.

Several questions were raised about the possible influence of other demographic features on neuropsychological test performance. All participants in our study were fluent English speakers, as demonstrated by their ability to fully comprehend informed consent; participate effectively in extensive psychiatric, psychosocial, and psychosexual interviews; and undergo neuropsychological testing. We still were concerned about the distribution of subjects for whom English was not a first language and described it fully in the article. This variable was used as a main effect in multivariate analysis of variance and regression analyses. Despite small numbers and reduced power, significant first language effects were noted. The comparability of measurement error is an issue that is not specific to language and can be questioned in any analysis. We believe that the treatment of the language issue was sufficient in the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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