Daily activities, cognition and community functioning in persons with schizophrenia

Aubin, Ginette; Stip, Émmanuel; Gélinas, Isabelle; Rainville, Constant; Chapparo, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2008.08.002

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“…Other studies have also reported positive correlations between spatial working memory ability and social functioning in schizophrenia (Aubin, Stip, Ğlinas, Rainville, & Chapparo, 2009; Takahashi et al, 2005). These findings suggest that in schizophrenic patients, non-verbal/visuospatial (working) memory is an important target and should be treated through cognitive training (Bell et al, 2001; Hogarty et al, 2004; Wykes et al, 2007).…”

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Structured floral arrangement programme for improving visuospatial working memory in schizophrenia

Mochizuki-Kawai¹,

Yamakawa²,

Mochizuki³

et al. 2010

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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Several cognitive therapies have been developed for patients with schizophrenia. However, little is known about the outcomes of these therapies in terms of non-verbal/visuospatial working memory, even though this may affect patients’ social outcomes. In the present pilot study, we investigated the effect of a structured floral arrangement (SFA) programme, where participants were required to create symmetrical floral arrangements. In this programme, the arrangement pattern and the order of placing each of the natural materials was predetermined. Participants have to identify where to place each material, and memorise the position temporarily to complete the floral arrangement. The schizophrenic patients who participated in this programme showed significant improvement in their scores for a block-tapping task backward version; whereas, non-treated control patients did not show such an improvement. The present results suggest that the SFA programme may positively stimulate visuospatial working memory in patients.

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confidence: 72%

Structured floral arrangement programme for improving visuospatial working memory in schizophrenia

Mochizuki-Kawai¹,

Yamakawa²,

Mochizuki³

et al. 2010

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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“…Finally, the various motor symptoms in schizophrenia have been demonstrated to be important in treatment [34,240] and rehabilitation [87,240]. Most importantly, motor symptoms may disturb communication, provoking false signals about one’s intentions.…”

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Motor Symptoms and Schizophrenia

Walther¹,

Strik²

2012

Neuropsychobiology

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Classical schizophrenia literature reports motor symptoms as characteristic of the disorder. After the introduction of neuroleptic drugs, the existence of genuine motor disorders was challenged. Renewed interest arose as symptoms were found in never-medicated patients. Reports focused on abnormal involuntary movements, parkinsonism, neurological soft signs, catatonia, negative symptoms, or psychomotor slowing. Since these syndromes refer to different concepts, however, the definitions are not congruent and the symptoms overlap. The prevalence rates of motor symptoms in schizophrenia are surprisingly high, and recent studies indicate a possible pathobiology. In particular, the development and maturation of the human motor system appears to be closely linked to the emergence of motor symptoms observed in schizophrenia. Post-mortem and neuroimaging results demonstrated aberrant structure and function of premotor and motor cortices, basal ganglia, thalamus, and the connecting white matter tracts. Animal models have focused on aberrant neurotransmission and genetic contributions. Findings of localized abnormal oligodendrocyte function and myelination point to the special role of the white matter in schizophrenia, and recent studies specifically found an association between motor abnormalities and white matter structure in schizophrenia. This review of the literature supports the idea that motor symptoms are closely related to the neurodevelopmental disturbances of schizophrenia and a distinct syndromal dimension with its own pathophysiology.

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“…Tasks based on forming associations between stimuli (such as object and place) rely upon concurrent activity between these regions (Eichenbaum 1999(Eichenbaum , 2000Milner et al 1997;Owen et al 1995;Simons and Spiers 2003). The CANTAB objectlocation PAL task is highly sensitive to impairments in patients with schizophrenia (Barnett et al 2005;Chouinard et al 2007;Donohoe et al 2008;Aubin et al 2009) and performance correlates with symptom severity (Prouteau et al 2004Ritsner and Blumenkrantz 2007). The task is also sufficiently sensitive to detect patients with schizophrenia from individuals with schizo-affective disorder (Stip et al 2005).…”

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The NEWMEDS rodent touchscreen test battery for cognition relevant to schizophrenia

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Daily activities, cognition and community functioning in persons with schizophrenia

Cited by 67 publications

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Structured floral arrangement programme for improving visuospatial working memory in schizophrenia

Structured floral arrangement programme for improving visuospatial working memory in schizophrenia

Motor Symptoms and Schizophrenia

The NEWMEDS rodent touchscreen test battery for cognition relevant to schizophrenia

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