Gricel Orellana

Departamento de Psiquiatr�a Oriente, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Publications

• Research Article   
  Dysexecutive Behavior in First-Episode Schizophrenia
  Author(s): Gricel Orellana*, Andrea Slachevsky and Fernando Henriquez
  
  Background: Dysexecutive syndrome is a prominent and functionally significant cognitive feature of schizophrenia. This study assesses and correlates executive function (EF) deficits and dysexecutive behavior (DB) in first-episode schizophrenia (FES) patients and healthy participants. Methods: We evaluated 22 FES patients (aged 17−29 years, history of single episode of schizophrenia, treated with atypical antipsychotics) and 20 controls matched for gender, age, and education. EF was evaluated using the Modified Six Elements Test (MSET), Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (M-WCST), and Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB). DB was evaluated using the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) and Behavioral Dysexecutive Syndrome Inventory (BDSI). Results: FES patients had marked dysexecutive behaviors and executive function.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.3371/CSRP.OGSA.071422

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