Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Schizophrenia
- VernacularTitle:精神分裂症患者的认知功能改变的研究
- Author:
Kuihe JIN
;
Fei WANG
;
Baoku DING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
schizophrenia cognitive dysfunction
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To explore cognitive dysfunction in patients wi th schizophrenia Methods: 21 first onset patients with schizophr e niform disorder and 26 patients with chronic schizophrenia were studied with Wis consin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Semantic Fluency Test, Association Learning, Co mprehension, Similarity and Digit Span Test 22 normal controls also received t h ese tests Results: Both patients' groups did worse on above te st s than normal control The first onset patients were impaired cognitively as th e chronic schizophrenics in all tests except for Association Learning No correl a tion was found between result of WCST and other neuropsychological tests Conclusion: Schizophrenic patients are cognitively impaired early in t he course of psychosis
