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5 - KOG Test Performance on Patients with Schizophrenia, Alcoholism and Depression

Cognitive functions are essential for the normal functioning of every individual, and in cases when they are damaged we speak of cognitive deficits. Each psychiatric disorder is specific to the area and extent of cognitive deficits, and their detection is of great importance for differential diagnosis, treatment success, rehabilitation as well as social reintegration of patients. This study compared the performance on the 5-KOG test, ie investigated differences in performance on subtests of short-term and long-term memory, attention and speed of information processing, working memory, verbal fluency, and executive functions, in clinical groups of schizophrenia, alcoholism, and depression. The correlations between the subtests for each clinical group were also analyzed. A total of 86 participants, who were treated at a psychiatric clinic in a hospital in the city of Zagreb during this research, participated in the study, out of which 29 belonged to the schizophrenia group, 28 belonged to depression group and 29 belonged to the clinical group of alcoholism. A 5-KOG triage test was used to assess cognitive function in psychiatric disorders.Results showed no significant difference in the performance on subtests of undelayed and delayed recall, attention and speed of information processing, working memory, verbal fluency, and executive functions, among the studied clinical groups.

schizophrenia ; alcoholism ; depression ; cognitive functions

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