Executive functioning in schizophrenia: the result of impairments in lower order cognitive skills?

Abstract:

:Executive functioning (EF) impairments are common in schizophrenia. There are two propositions regarding the causes of these impairments: (1) executive impairments are the result of the compounding effects of deficits in lower order cognitive skills (e.g. processing speed, attention) or (2) EF impairments exist in their own right regardless of lower order skills. It is difficult to examine the separable effects of lower order cognitive skills on EF given the overlap required to complete most neuropsychological measures. One battery designed to parcel out the contributions of lower order skills from EF is the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS). Inhibition and switching specifically were examined using the D-KEFS versions of the Stroop and Trails task. No group differences in task performance after controlling for lower level skills would provide evidence for a generalised cognitive deficit. Group differences remaining after controlling for these influences would suggest a disproportionate deficit. Results supported both propositions. On both tasks, group differences reflecting slowed reaction time in the schizophrenia group disappeared when lower order skills were controlled for. Differences between groups performance in errors were only evident on the most complex versions of each task with more errors made by the schizophrenia group. These results suggest that (1) both RT and error data are needed to provide a full picture of performance and (2) the relationship between lower order and EF is too complex to provide support for one or the other proposal.

journal_name

Schizophr Res

journal_title

Schizophrenia research

authors

Neill E,Rossell SL

doi

10.1016/j.schres.2013.07.034

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-10-01 00:00:00

pages

76-80

issue

1

eissn

0920-9964

issn

1573-2509

pii

S0920-9964(13)00378-2

journal_volume

150

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