Open AccessInsight in Schizophrenia and its Association with Executive Functions
Author(s) -
Sonali Choudhury,
Christoday Raja Jayant Khess,
Ranjan Bhattacharyya,
Debasish Sanyal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.63576
Subject(s) - wisconsin card sorting test , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , executive functions , association (psychology) , etiology , clinical psychology , executive dysfunction , psychiatry , cognition , neuropsychology , psychotherapist
Lack of insight or awareness of illness is most frequently observed in patients with schizophrenia, and it influences treatment compliance. It has been hypothesized that the frontal dysfunction may explain poor insight in schizophrenia.