| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10303573 | Psychiatry Research | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Disorganized dimension seems to have the most significant impact on cognition, being associated with performance in several BACS subtests (verbal memory, working memory, motor speed, symbol coding, Tower of London) and ESCB tasks (MET and Hotel task number of tasks attempted, number of broken MET rules, sum of deviations in Hotel Task). Positive dimension correlated with performance in verbal fluency, negative dimension with IOWA Test results, cognitive dimension with MET number of inefficiencies and Eyes test score. Impulsive-aggressive and depressive dimensions weakly correlated only with Faux Pas test. Our study supports the existence of a specific disorganized dimension in SKZ, separated from cognitive dimension evaluated through clinical instruments (e.g. PANSS), but capable of influencing cognitive abilities. Furthermore, it strengthens the validity of ecological tasks in evaluating cognition in SKZ.
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Authors
A. Carlo Altamura, Elisabetta Caletti, Riccardo Augusto Paoli, Michela Cigliobianco, Elisa Zugno, Paolo Grillo, Cecilia Prunas, Alice Caldiroli, Stefano Zago,