RT journal article
T1 Neurocognitive Impairment in Severe Mental Illness. Comparative study with Spanish Speaking Patients
A1 González de la Torre Benítez, Gabriel
A1 Doval, Sandra
A1 López-Sanz, David
A1 García Sedeño, Manuel Antonio
A1 Ramallo Luna, Miguel Ángel
A1 Bernal, Macarena
A1 González de la Torre Muñoz, Sara
A2 Psicología
K1 neurocognitive
K1 mental health
K1 neuropsychology
K1 Spanish
K1 memory
AB Background. Serious mental illness (SMI) represents a category of psychiatric disorders characterized by specific difficulties of personal and social functioning, derived from suffering severe and persistent mental health problems. Aims. We wanted to look into differences in cognitive performance among different SMI patients. Methods. Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) screening was applied in one sample of SMI patients (n = 149) and another of healthy comparison participants (n = 35). Within the SMI sample, three different subsamples were formed: one with 97 patients with schizophrenia, a second with 29 patients with mood disorders, and a third with 23 patients with personality disorder. We performed a comparative study within and between groups. Results. Analysis of covariance was performed. Significant differences were found for cognitive functioning including attention and memory. Conclusions. RBANS can be recommended for the detection of neurocognitive deficits in psychiatric disorders, especially in Schizophrenia.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3425
YR 2021
FD 2021-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24804
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24804
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026