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Neuropsychological assessment of schizophrenic patients during a psychotic episode: persistent cognitive deficit?
- Source :
- Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. 91(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Neuropsychological test performance and clinical symptoms were assessed in 14 schizophrenic patients at admission to and discharge from an acute inpatient psychiatric service. Despite significant clinical improvement at discharge, no major change in cognitive performance was observed. Furthermore, patients at discharge were significantly impaired compared with normal control subjects case-matched for gender, age, handedness and level of education. The results suggest that some degree of cognitive impairment may be relatively independent from schizophrenic symptoms and that such impairment may represent part of a residual enduring "trait" vulnerability.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Cognitive disorder
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychological test
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
medicine.disease
Psychiatry and Mental health
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology
medicine
Humans
Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance
Neuropsychological assessment
medicine.symptom
Psychiatry
Psychology
Cognition Disorders
Cognitive deficit
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0001690X
- Volume :
- 91
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....74d0de4e9ab5424dfb98c4133335e6d0