정신분열증 환자군에서 낮병원 치료가 경각심과 정신운동기능에 미치는 영향에 대한 예비 연구

Abstract

Objectives : The aim of study is to compare the neuropsychological function changes between day hospital schizophrenic patients and out patient schizophrenic patients and to examine the effect of day hospital program on the cognitive function of schizophrenics. Methods : Neuropsychological test was done two times at discharge and 2 months later in 11 day hospital schizophrenic patients and 10 out patient schizophrenic patients by DSM-Ⅳ criteria. Vigilance, motor performance series are used as a computerized neuropsychological batteries. Results : Day hospital patients have significantly increased performance in some of motor performance series test items, but sustained attention have no tendency for increasing in day hospital patients. Conclusion : This results are preliminary. But this study suggest that psychomotor function of schizophrenics can be changed following day hospital treatment. And also we suggest that further day hospital treatment program expecially including congnitive rehabilitation needed.