Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is one of the most severe and disabling of all mental illnesses. The diagnosis of schizophrenia invoices a constellation of signs and symptoms and impairment in occupational and social functioning. Mood disorders are also important & common psychiatric illnesses that represent a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Material and Methods: Sample of the study30 male and female Depression patients and a sample of 30 male and female schizophrenia patients was selected both from OPD. A control group of 30 persons from general population, matched according to age, sex, and education with schizophrenia patients, were taken as per Inclusion & Exclusion criteria. The sample was selected using purposive sampling method. Samples were collected from P.G.I.B.M.S. Result: But post hoc analyses show that the schizophrenia and depressive groups differed significantly as the patients of depression had higher age mean than that of schizophrenia. Conclusion: Schizophrenia patients suffer from significant overall cognitive impairment; Have low concentration and inadequate visual organization. Depressive patients perform in a way similar to normal except in comprehension subtest.
Highlights
Cognition is what enables humans to function in everyday life personal, social and occupational
Result: But post hoc analyses show that the schizophrenia and depressive groups differed significantly as the patients of depression had higher age mean than that of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia patients suffer from significant overall cognitive impairment; Have low concentration and inadequate visual organization
Summary
Cognition is what enables humans to function in everyday life personal, social and occupational. The ability to attend to things in a selective and focused way, to concentrate over a period of time, to learn new information and skills, to plan, to determine strategies for actions and to execute them, to comprehend language and to use verbal skills for communication and selfexpression and to retain information and manipulate it to solve complex problems are examples of mental processes that are referred to as cognitive function. All these abilities are impaired to some extent in individuals with schizophrenia and depression. Mood disorders are important & common psychiatric illnesses that represent a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide
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