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KMID : 0371620080230010019
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Journal of Wonkwang Medical Science
2008 Volume.23 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.23
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Cognitive Function State in Patients with Schizophrenia
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Lee Jie-Hae
O So-Young
Yoon Jeong-Heum
Kim Sun-Kyung
Lee Kuy-Haeng
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia by assessing attention, recognition of a shape, and verbal function.
Methods: The subjects were 27 patients with schizophrenia group and 27 control group. Attention was assessed by the digit span task(K-WAIS subtest). The recognition of a shape was assessed by the object assembly task(K-WAIS subtest) and hidden figure task. Verbal function was assessed by Similiarities(K-WAIS subtest) and the different word task. Analysis was performed by the Chi-Square test and Student’s t-test via SPSS 11.5.
Result: Schizophrenia group had statistically lower scores than control group in digital span, hidden figure and object assembly. There was no difference between two groups in dimensions of difference in words and similarity.
Conclusion: This study showed that patients with schizophrenia had impairments in attention and recognition of shape, and no difference between two groups in verbal ability. These explained the partial communicative function of delusion in verbal level. The formation of delusion might be related to the more basic elements such as attention and recognition of shape.
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KEYWORD
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Schizophrenia, Attention, Shape, Verbal Function
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