| Autor: |
Harvey, Philip D., White, Leonard, Parrella, Michael, Putnam, Katherine M., Kincaid, Margaret M., Powchik, Peter, Mohs, Richard C., Davidson, Michael, Harvey, P D, White, L, Parrella, M, Putnam, K M, Kincaid, M M, Powchik, P, Mohs, R C, Davidson, M |
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British Journal of Psychiatry; May95, Vol. 166, p630-633, 4p |
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Background: Severe cognitive impairment affects many patients with schizophrenia, especially geriatric in-patients. Little is known about the course of this impairment, however.Method: Two hundred and twenty-four geriatric schizophrenic in-patients were examined for changes in cognitive functioning over a one-year follow-up period, and 45 of them were assessed over a two-year period. In addition, the subset of 45 patients participated in a one-week and one-month test-retest reliability study of the instrument used to assess cognitive impairment, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).Results: The average MMSE scores did not change over a one- or two-year follow-up period. The test-retest reliability of the scale was extremely good at both retest intervals.Conclusion: Among the implications of these data are that cognitive changes in geriatric schizophrenic patients are very slow and are more consistent with a neurodevelopmental process than a neurodegenerative course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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