schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patient who (1)is diagnosed as schizophrenia by using DSM-4-TR (2)is outpatient (3)is 20 years old and over and under 60 years old (4)has family or caregiver who can assess his/her real-world functional outcome (5)can understand the aim and contents of this study and agree with this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patient who (1)have severe cerebral organic disease or brain injury, now or before. (2)alcohol or substance use disorder (exclude caffein or nicotine use). (3)who diagnosed as axis-2 of DSM-4-TR(personality disorder or mental retardation). (4)is regarded as inappropriate for this study by the researcher.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neurocognitive function: BACS-J (Brief Assessment of Cognitive function in Schizophrenia Japanese version) Social function: UPSA-B (Japanese version) Real-world functonal outcome: SLOF(Specific Levels of Functioning Assessment)Japanese version, SFS(Social Functioning Scale) Japanese version | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychiatric symptoms: PANSS(Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) Social cognitive function: Hinting task Japanese version, SCSQ-J(Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire Japanese version) Meta cognitive function: BCIS-J(Beck Cognitive Insight Scale Japanese version) Global function: GAF(Global Assessment of Functioning) Premorbid intellectual funton: JART(Japanese Adult Reading Test) Backgroud factors: age, sex, dominat hand, schooling history, family history, morbidity period, recurrence, administration, complications, past history, ECT, medication | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
School of Medicine, Keio University Department of Neuropsychiatry