IMPROVING SCHIZOPHRENIC INPATIENTS WISCONSIN CARD-SORTING PERFORMANCE

Authors
NISBET H SIEGERT R HUNT M FAIRLEY N
Citation
H. Nisbet et al., IMPROVING SCHIZOPHRENIC INPATIENTS WISCONSIN CARD-SORTING PERFORMANCE, British journal of clinical psychology, 35, 1996, pp. 631-633
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
British journal of clinical psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01446657
Volume
35
Year of publication
1996
Part
4
Pages
631 - 633
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-6657(1996)35:<631:ISIWCP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The effectiveness of a training procedure to improve schizophrenic pat ients' Wisconsin Card Sorting Test performance was investigated. In th e absence of the monetary incentive often employed, 10 schizophrenic i n-patients' performance improved with training. This study provides fu rther evidence that the cognitive deficiency associated with the front al lobe, implied by schizophrenic patients' typically poor Wisconsin C ard-Sorting Test performance, is remediable.