Remediation of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Studies have suggested that schizophrenia is characterized by an impairment in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex that prevents learning of some elementary information processing tasks. To test this hypothesis, the authors administered the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test to 16 schizophrenic inpatients with standard instructions and either contingent or noncontingent reinforcement. Performance was markedly impaired under each condition. A second cohort (N = 12) was tested after receiving instructions plus rehearsal and feedback. These subjects' performance was comparable to nonpatient norms and was maintained on a subsequent day. The results indicate that deficits in performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test are remediable, whether or not they are due to neurological impairment.

publication date

  • December 1, 1990

Research

keywords

  • Cognition Disorders
  • Reinforcement, Psychology
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizophrenic Psychology

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0025222538

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/ajp.147.12.1650

PubMed ID

  • 2244645

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 147

issue

  • 12