Abstract
The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry (SLJP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published bi annually by the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists.The Journal publishes original papers, brief reports including case reports and commentaries relevant to psychiatry and allied sciences. The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry is committed to maintaining and conforming to the editorial and ethical standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.Cover“Perseverance”. These tenacious fishermen in Mannar continue their livelihood despite numerous difficulties. L. N. P. Samarasinghe, Acting Consultant Psychiatrist, Base Hospital Nikaweratiya, Sri Lanka.
Highlights
Symptoms of schizophrenia can be categorized into the three domains of positive symptoms, negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions
The results suggest that negative symptom score predicted worse performance in speed of processing and verbal working memory
The main finding of the study was that patients with schizophrenia displayed significantly poorer performance in four cognitive areas but the difference was most distinct for immediate recall and spatial span
Summary
Symptoms of schizophrenia can be categorized into the three domains of positive symptoms, negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions. There has been some debate about whether the relationship between impairments in different cognitive domains and aspects of disability are specific or more generalized. Other studies have found correlations of essentially similar magnitude between multiple components of a cognitive assessment battery and various aspects of everyday functional outcomes [11, 12]. If the relationship between multiple cognitive impairments and different elements of functional disability are similar, a detailed and lengthy neuropsychological assessment may not really be necessary. Based on this premise, several abbreviated cognitive assessment procedures have been developed [13,14]. Aims To compare the functioning of six cognitive domains of patients with chronic schizophrenia with an age, sex and education matched control group and to assess the association of socio-demographic and clinical correlates with cognitive functioning
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