Schizophrenia Research
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 107-111, March 2007

Stability of attention deficits in schizophrenia

  • Josette G. Harris

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, C268-71, 4200 E. 9th Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 315 4610; fax: +1 303 315 5347.
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  • Arpi Minassian

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, United States
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  • Willliam Perry

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, United States

Received 19 July 2006; received in revised form 8 December 2006; accepted 14 December 2006. published online 19 February 2007.

Abstract 

Deficits in attention and concentration are consistently identified as an enduring feature of schizophrenia and interfere significantly with successful social and occupational functioning in individuals with this illness. The short-term effects of hospitalization (2 weeks) on attention dysfunction in individuals with schizophrenia were studied in comparison to nonpsychiatric, healthy individuals. In addition, patients who remained stable on medications throughout hospitalization were compared to patients initiating an antipsychotic regimen upon admission. Attention and concentration were significantly enhanced after two weeks in the previously unmedicated group. However, improvement failed to reach the level of performance of comparison subjects.

Keywords: Schizophrenia, Attention, Neuropsychological, Antipsychotics

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PII: S0920-9964(07)00027-8

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2006.12.021

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 107-111, March 2007

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