Conference paper

SEX-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AMONG SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS

Krzysztof Krysta ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Sławomir Murawiec ; Mental Health Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
Adam Klasik ; Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland
Mariusz S. Wiglusz ; Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Irena Krupka-Matuszczyk ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Abstract

Background: Cognitive deficits in schizophrenia are regarded by many psychiatrist as an important symptom, which requires
appropriate treatment and rehabilitation. There are different conditions, which may have an influence on cognitive impairment in
schizophrenic patients. One the factors differentiating subgroups of schizophrenic patients when neuropsychological functioning is
analyzed is sex.
Subjects and methods: This Review was focused on cognitive functioning of schizophrenic patients of different sexes. In order to
achieve this result PubMed was searched using following terms: cognitive functions, schizophrenia, gender differences, sex
hormones, memory, attention, neuropsychological, psychopatological symptoms.
Results: Most of the analyzed papers reflecting the cognitive differences between men and women suffering from schizophrenia
postulate a worse performance in neuropsychological test by male patients. However according to some authors there are no gender
differences in cognitive functioning in schizophrenic patients or those differences are not clinically significant.
Conclusions: The problem of sex-specific differences in cognitive functioning in patients in schizophrenia needs further
investigation.

Keywords

cognitive functioning; schizophrenia; gender differences

Hrčak ID:

266617

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266617

Publication date:

26.8.2013.

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