Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions
Abstract Background Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with significant difficulties in daily functioning, and these difficulties have been associated with impaired executive functions (EEFF). However, specific cognitive and socio-emotional executive deficits have not been fully estab...
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| author | Pamela Ruiz-Castañeda Encarnación Santiago Molina Haney Aguirre Loaiza María Teresa Daza González |
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| description | Abstract Background Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with significant difficulties in daily functioning, and these difficulties have been associated with impaired executive functions (EEFF). However, specific cognitive and socio-emotional executive deficits have not been fully established. Objective The present study has several objectives. First, we aimed to examine the specific deficits in cognitive and socio-emotional EEFF in a group of patients with schizophrenia with a predominance of positive symptoms, as well as to determine if these patients present clinically significant scores in any of the three fronto-subcortical behavioral syndromes: Dorsolateral, Orbitofrontal, or Anterior Cingulate. Method The sample consisted of 54 patients, 27 with a predominance of positive symptoms, and 27 healthy controls matched for gender, age, and education. The two groups completed four cognitive and three socio-emotional EEFF tasks. In the group of patients, positive symptoms were evaluated using the scale for the Evaluation of Positive Symptoms (SANS), while the behavioral alterations associated with the three fronto-subcortical syndromes were evaluated using the Frontal System Behavior Scale (FrSBe). Results The patients, in comparison with a control group, presented specific deficits in cognitive and socio-emotional EEFF. In addition, a high percentage of patients presented clinically significant scores on the three fronto-subcortical syndromes. Conclusion The affectation that these patients present, in terms of both cognitive and emotional components, highlights the importance of developing a neuropsychological EEFF intervention that promotes the recovery of the affected cognitive capacities and improves the social and emotional functioning of the affected patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be5cd5b652854a87b399415182dcfb392022-12-22T03:44:06ZengSpringerOpenCognitive Research2365-74642022-08-017111910.1186/s41235-022-00428-zPositive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functionsPamela Ruiz-Castañeda0Encarnación Santiago Molina1Haney Aguirre Loaiza2María Teresa Daza González3Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERNEP), University of AlmeriaMental Health Hospitalization Unit of Torrecárdenas University HospitalDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of PereiraNeuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERNEP), University of AlmeriaAbstract Background Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with significant difficulties in daily functioning, and these difficulties have been associated with impaired executive functions (EEFF). However, specific cognitive and socio-emotional executive deficits have not been fully established. Objective The present study has several objectives. First, we aimed to examine the specific deficits in cognitive and socio-emotional EEFF in a group of patients with schizophrenia with a predominance of positive symptoms, as well as to determine if these patients present clinically significant scores in any of the three fronto-subcortical behavioral syndromes: Dorsolateral, Orbitofrontal, or Anterior Cingulate. Method The sample consisted of 54 patients, 27 with a predominance of positive symptoms, and 27 healthy controls matched for gender, age, and education. The two groups completed four cognitive and three socio-emotional EEFF tasks. In the group of patients, positive symptoms were evaluated using the scale for the Evaluation of Positive Symptoms (SANS), while the behavioral alterations associated with the three fronto-subcortical syndromes were evaluated using the Frontal System Behavior Scale (FrSBe). Results The patients, in comparison with a control group, presented specific deficits in cognitive and socio-emotional EEFF. In addition, a high percentage of patients presented clinically significant scores on the three fronto-subcortical syndromes. Conclusion The affectation that these patients present, in terms of both cognitive and emotional components, highlights the importance of developing a neuropsychological EEFF intervention that promotes the recovery of the affected cognitive capacities and improves the social and emotional functioning of the affected patients.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00428-zCognitive executive functions; Socio-emotional executive functions; SchizophreniaPositive symptomsFronto-subcortical syndromes |
| spellingShingle | Pamela Ruiz-Castañeda Encarnación Santiago Molina Haney Aguirre Loaiza María Teresa Daza González Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions Cognitive Research Cognitive executive functions; Socio-emotional executive functions; Schizophrenia Positive symptoms Fronto-subcortical syndromes |
| title | Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions |
| title_full | Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions |
| title_fullStr | Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions |
| title_short | Positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions |
| title_sort | positive symptoms of schizophrenia and their relationship with cognitive and emotional executive functions |
| topic | Cognitive executive functions; Socio-emotional executive functions; Schizophrenia Positive symptoms Fronto-subcortical syndromes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00428-z |
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