The results of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in patients under forensic observation of their mental states in violent and non-violent subgroups
Autor: | N. Kőszegi, A. Lisincki, B. Baran, É. Jekkel |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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Zdroj: | European Psychiatry, Vol 67, Pp S582-S583 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0924-9338 1778-3585 |
DOI: | 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1212 |
Popis: | Introduction Previous studies showed, that reduced executive function can be associated with antisocial and aggressive behavior. For the measurement of executive functions numerous standardized neuropsychological tests are available. Objectives We thought to compare the results of an executive function examination with Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) of patients observed at the Semmelweis University’s Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy to normative data from published database. We also performed a subgroup analysis between the violent and non-violent groups of the patients. Methods After data clearance our dataset consisted of 20 patients, who were divided into two groups based on whether the crime they committed before their admission was violent according to the Cornell scale.The analyzed parameters were the number of perseverative errors, the percentage of perseverative errors, and the number of completed categories. For comparison, the data bank from the 1993 edition of the WCST manual as normative data was used. The deviation from the healthy average for all three parameters was compared between the violent and non-violent groups using a two-sample T-test. Results There was significant difference between the patient and normal populations in all the 3 analyzed WCST parameters: the mean difference was 9,37+2,764, (p=0,0008) in the number of perseverative errors, 14,04+2,21 (p |
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