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Cognitive impairment and functional status in elderly institutionalized patients with schizophrenia
Author(s)Matthew M Kurtz, Paul J Moberg, Lyn Harper Mozley
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 6, June 2001
Pagespp 631-638
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Schizophrenia ; In-patients ; Psychogeriatric units ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation93 psychiatric inpatients with schizophrenia aged 65 to 88 were followed by the Schizophrenia Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The Center's investigations found that patients with greater global cognitive impairment had higher levels of rated impairment on the individual items comprising the Orientation and Physical, but not Behaviour, subscales of the Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale (PDGRS). Furthermore, in two subsamples studied with a greater number of assessment instruments, specific neuropsychological measures of problem-solving, word list learning, naming and constructional praxis were related to overall measures of outcome. Thus, neuropsychiatric deficit and psychosocial outcome are multi-dimensional entities that relate to one another in complex ways. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010716215 A
ClassmarkE4: ELK: LF7: LDM: 4C: 7T

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