Open AccessNeurocognitive and clinical correlates of insight in schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Dhanya Raveendranathan,
Jessie Joseph,
Tanya Machado,
Ashok Mysore
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_238_19
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , positive and negative syndrome scale , wisconsin card sorting test , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , clinical psychology , psychopathology , psychiatry , cognition , psychosis , neuropsychology
Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by various symptom dimensions and neurocognitive deficits. Impairment of insight is a core clinical symptom of the disorder. There has been an increasing focus on neurocognition and insight in schizophrenia; although, many studies fail to control for premorbid cognitive status.