Figural fluency and immediate visual memory in patients with at‐risk mental state for psychosis: empirical study
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Aim: Although a number of cognitive functions have been assessed in the ultra‐high risk (UHR) population, only one study has reported on figural fluency. Visual memory was measured by different tests providing inconsistent results. The aim of the present study was to compare figural fluency and visual immediate memory performance in UHR patients and normal subjects. Methods: The UHR sample consisted of 55 help‐seeking individuals meeting CAARMS criteria. The control group consisted of 65 subjects. They were matched as a group by age, gender and education level. Figural fluency (RFFT) and immediate visual memory (BVRT) were assessed within 2 weeks after inclusion in the study in the UHR patient group. Results: Significant differences were obtained in RFFT and BVRT results. In BVRT, UHR patients scored lower in number of correct designs (P < 0.001) and higher in number of errors (P < 0.0001), especially omissions (P < 0.001) and distortions (P < 0.0001). UHR subjects accurately recalled fewer designs, omitted and distorted more test figures. In RFFT, they scored lower in production of novel designs (P < 0.0001) and higher in the error ratio index (P < 0.008). They produced fewer novel designs and made more preservative errors. Conclusions: The current study concerns non‐verbal cognitive functions in UHR samples. Our results suggest that figural fluency and visual immediate memory are impaired in help‐seeking UHR individuals as compared with matched controls.
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- Authors
- Pawełczyk, A., Kotlicka‐Antczak, M., Rabe‐Jabłońska, J., Pawełczyk, T., Ruszpel, A., & Łojek, E.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Lodz (PL)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
- Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland
- Corresponding author
- Pawełczyk, Agnieszka
- Venue
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-12-24
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 324-330
- ISSN
- 1751-7885 (ISSN-L)
- 1751-7893
- OpenAlex
- W2163438913
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- clinical high risk for psychosis, figural fluency, CAARMS, design production
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Neuropsychological Tests, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotic Disorders, Risk Factors, Case-Control Studies, Young Adult
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