Deficit and nondeficit forms of schizophrenia: Neuropsychological evaluation

The neuropsychological function of 15 deficit and 15 matched nondeficit syndrome schizophrenics was compared to that of 15 age- and sex- matched normal subjects. Both schizophrenic groups performed poorly on the Psychomotor factor compared to the normals. Only the deficit group performed more poorly...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 1987-12, Vol.22 (4), p.319-330
Main Authors: Wagman, Althea M.I., Heinrichs, Douglas W., Carpenter, William T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
deficit syndrome
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
negative symptoms
neuropsychological impairment
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychomotor Performance
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - classification
Schizophrenic Psychology
Techniques and methods
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Summary:The neuropsychological function of 15 deficit and 15 matched nondeficit syndrome schizophrenics was compared to that of 15 age- and sex- matched normal subjects. Both schizophrenic groups performed poorly on the Psychomotor factor compared to the normals. Only the deficit group performed more poorly on the General Performance factor. The results were not associated with severity of either positive or negative symptoms at the time of testing. These findings support the usefulness of the deficit syndrome distinction in contra- distinction to the cross-sectional positive and negative symptom dichotomy.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/0165-1781(87)90111-9