Insight is not associated with insensitivity to future consequences in schizophrenia

Abstract In this study, we examined the association between insight and decision-making capacity in schizophrenia using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). No association was found between insight and IGT scores. Our results suggest that impaired decision-making ability in schizophrenia patients cannot be...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2011-05, Vol.187 (1), p.307-309
Main Authors: Raffard, Stéphane, Capdevielle, Delphine, Gely-Nargeot, Marie-Christine, Attal, Jérôme, Baillard, Alexandra, Del-Monte, Jonathan, Mimoun, Nawel, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Bayard, Sophie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Decision Making - physiology
Decision-making
Female
Gambling - psychology
Humans
Insight
Iowa Gambling Task
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - complications
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Summary:Abstract In this study, we examined the association between insight and decision-making capacity in schizophrenia using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). No association was found between insight and IGT scores. Our results suggest that impaired decision-making ability in schizophrenia patients cannot be solely predicted by lack of insight.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2010.11.020