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| Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2002): |
Psychomotor performance of psychiatric inpatients under therapy: assessment by paper and pencil tests.
Full Abstract
Fifty psychiatric inpatients included in the study were diagnosed as having substance related disorder, schozophrenia, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder or anxiety disorder based on DSM-IV and ICD-10. All the patients were on multiple drug therapy for a minimum of 7 days in the hospital. The psychomotor performance score assessed with the help of the six letter cancellation test and the digit letter substitution test was compared with a matched group of 50 normal volunteers. The significantly low scores for patients may be considered indicative of the fact that prolonged therapy would be required to attain normal psychomotor status. Thus, simple paper and pencil tests may provide valuable information in assessment of psychomotor and cognitive functions of psychiatric patients during recovery.Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Author information
Author/s: Agarwal, A K (AK); Kalra, R (R); Natu, M V (MV); Dadhich, A P (AP); Deswal, R S (RS);
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 141008, India.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Human psychopharmacology (Hum Psychopharmacol), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 17 (issue 2) : pp 91-3
Dates: Created 2002/10/29; Completed 2003/01/17; Revised 2008/03/06;
PMID: 12404697, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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