The behavioural assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome as a tool to assess executive functions in schizophrenia

Lydia Krabbendam; Marjolein E. de Vught; Mayke M.A. Derix; Jelle Jolles

doi:10.1076/clin.13.3.370.1739

The behavioural assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome as a tool to assess executive functions in schizophrenia

Lydia Krabbendam^*, Marjolein E. de Vught, Mayke M.A. Derix, Jelle Jolles

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Abstract

Recent research into the cognitive dysfunctions in schizophrenia has focused on executive deficits. This study investigates performance of patients with schizophrenia on the recently developed Behavourial Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS). Matched groups of 24 patients with schizophrenia and 17 healthy volunteers were administered the BADS, the Modified Card Sorting Test (MCST), the Tower of London (TOL), a test of general intelligence, and measures of daily functioning. Performance of the schizophrenic group was significantly below that of the control group on the BADS and the MCST, but not on the TOL. The BADS correlated weakly with the MCST. Both tests showed a modest correlation with daily functioning. The BADS appears to offer a useful contribution to the assessment of executive deficits in schizophrenia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	370-375
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section D: The Clinical Neuropsychologist
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1076/clin.13.3.370.1739
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999

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The behavioural assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome as a tool to assess executive functions in schizophrenia. / Krabbendam, Lydia; de Vught, Marjolein E.; Derix, Mayke M.A. et al.
In: Neuropsychology, Development and Cognition. Section D: The Clinical Neuropsychologist, Vol. 13, No. 3, 01.01.1999, p. 370-375.

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