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A comparison of cognitive profiles in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders
Author(s) -
Mitrushina Maura,
Abara Jose,
Blumenfeld Arnold
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199603)52:2<177::aid-jclp9>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - schizoaffective disorder , psychology , psychosis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , dysfunctional family , cognition , mania , clinical psychology , bipolar disorder , depression (economics) , economics , macroeconomics
This study compared patients across 5 psychiatric diagnostic groups: Depression, Mania, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Psychosis NOS, all of whom are psychotic. Differences in overall cognitive profiles and in dysfunctional memory mechanisms, as well as the effect of psychosis on cognitive functioning were explored using the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE), a brief screening instrument. Results indicated pronounced deficit in memory and abstract reasoning associated with schizophrenic illness, which is not secondary to psychosis and points to localized brain dysfunction. Both encoding and postencoding memory mechanisms were affected. Results support a hypothesis of progressive dysfunction associated with the severity and chronicity of the illness. Implications of findings in aiding diagnostic determination, patient management and rehabilitation are discussed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.