Abstract
Cognitive impairment has been reported to be more important than clinical symptomatology as a determinant of work and social function in schizophrenia. In a retrospective analysis of a group of 152 patients with chronic schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, performance on a battery of neuropsychological tests was contrasted in employed (32, 21.1%) versus unemployed subgroups. As predicted, neurocognitive performance was more important than clinical symptoms in predicting employment status. Among neurocognitive functions, verbal working memory (as reflected by the Consonant Trigram Test) was the strongest predictor of employment status.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 178-179 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Volume | 169 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 30 2009 |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Employment
- Schizophrenia
- Verbal working memory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry