Factors Affecting Executive Functions In Patients Recovered From Acute And Transient Psychotic Disorder
- Author:
Sujita Kumar Kar
;
Jitendra Kumar Trivedi
;
Pronob Kumar Dalal
;
Pramod Kumar Sinha
;
Maya Bajpai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder, Executive Function, WCST, Average Duration of Psychosis
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2014;15(2):196-204
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectives: Executive function is an important cognitive function affected in
many psychiatric disorders but limited data is available regarding its course in
patients recovered from acute and transient psychotic disorder. The aim of this
study was to assess the executive function of recovered patients of acute and
transient psychotic disorder and to evaluate different factors affecting the
executive function of patients recovered from acute and transient psychotic
disorder. Method: This was a non-invasive, one point, comparative study where
the executive function was assessed after clinical recovery from acute and
transient psychotic disorder. The patients were divided into two groups (poor
and fair) on the basis of their executive performance. Retrograde analyses of
different factors affecting executive performance were carried out. Results: A
total of 28 patients had undergone assessment on Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
(WCST) out of which 13 patients had poor and 15 patients had fair executive
performance. The fair executive performance group had shorter duration of
psychosis, male preponderance and more years of education. Conclusion:
Average duration of psychosis seems to be a reliable predictor of better or poor
executive functioning.
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