The Relationship between Neurocognitive Functioning and Emotional Recognition in Chronic Schizophrenic Patients.
- Author:
Hye Li HWANG
1
;
Tae Yeon HWANG
;
Woo Kyung LEE
;
Eun Sun HAN
Author Information
1. Yongin Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, Yongin Mental Hospital, Yongin, Korea. lilymh@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia;
Neurocognitive functioning;
Emotional recognition;
Working memory
- MeSH:
Automatic Data Processing;
Discrimination (Psychology);
Education;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Memory;
Memory, Short-Term;
Rehabilitation;
Rehabilitation Centers;
Schizophrenia;
Verbal Learning
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2004;11(2):155-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the association between basic neurocognitive functions and emotional recognition in chronic schizophrenia. Furthermore, to Investigate cognitive variable related to emotion recognition in Schizophrenia. METHODS: Forty eight patients from the Yongin Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center were evaluated for neurocognitive function, and Emotional Recognition Test which has four subscales finding emotional clue, discriminating emotions, understanding emotional context and emotional capacity. Measures of neurocognitive functioning were selected based on hypothesized relationships to perception of emotion. These measures included:1) Letter Number Sequencing Test, a measure of working memory;2) Word Fluency and Block Design, a measure of executive function;3) Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Korean version, a measure of verbal memory;4) Digit Span, a measure of immediate memory;5) Span of Apprehension Task, a measure of early visual processing, visual scanning;6) Continuous Performance Test, a measure of sustained attention functioning. Correlation analyses between specific neurocognitive measures and emotional recognition test were made. To examine the degree to which neurocognitive performance predicting emotional recognition, hierarchical regression analyses were also made. RESULTS: Working memory, and verbal memory were closely related with emotional discrimination. Working memory, Span of Apprehension and Digit Span were closely related with contextual recognition. Among cognitive measures, Span of Apprehension, Working memory, Digit Span were most important variables in predicting emotional capacity. CONCLUSION: These results are relevant considering that emotional information processing depends, in part, on the abilities to scan the context and to use immediate working memory. These results indicated that multifaceted cognitive training program added with Emotional Recognition Task(Cognitive Behavioral Rehabilitation Therapy added with Emotional Management Program) are promising.
