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Ment Illn. 2013 Sep 16;5(1):e4. doi: 10.4081/mi.2013.e4. eCollection 2013 Feb 11.

A self administered executive functions ecological questionnaire (the behavior rating inventory of executive function - adult version) shows impaired scores in a sample of patients with schizophrenia.

Mental illness

Ewa Bulzacka, Jeanne Vilain, Franck Schürhoff, Alexandre Méary, Marion Leboyer, Andrei Szöke

PMID: 25478128 PMCID: PMC4253384 DOI: 10.4081/mi.2013.e4

Abstract

Subjective measurements of cognition have seldom been used in schizophrenia. This is mainly due to the assumption that such measurements lack sensitivity in a disorder characterized by poor insight. We investigated the capacity of BRIEF-A (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version: a self-administered, ecological questionnaire) to identify executive deficits in adults with schizophrenia. The global score and each domain-specific score was significantly lower in patients than in healthy controls. BRIEF-A could be a useful complement to objective measurements, providing a subjective assessment of everyday consequences of executive dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia.

Keywords: BRIEF-A; cognition; executive functions; questionnaire; schizophrenia

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