Driving skills in unmedicated first- and recurrent-episode schizophrenic patients.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
; 267(1): 83-88, 2017 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The present study was designed to examine driving skills according to regulations of the German guidelines for road and traffic safety in unmedicated schizophrenic inpatients. A total of 13 first-episode (FES) and 13 recurrent-episode (RES) schizophrenic inpatients were included in the analysis and compared with a group of 20 healthy controls (HC). Data were collected with the computerised Wiener Testsystem measuring visual perception, reactivity and stress tolerance, concentration and vigilance. Analysis of data indicates that a great proportion (58 %) of schizophrenic patients were impaired in psychomotor functions related to driving skills. FES and RES significantly differed with respect to driving ability with a greater proportion in the FES (38 %) showing severe impairments when compared with RES (25 %). Differences with respect to HC performance were most pronounced in concentration and for the FES additionally in visual perception. Analysis of our data indicates that a great proportion of schizophrenic patients are impaired in psychomotor functions related to driving skills that cannot be attributed to adverse side effects of psychopharmacological treatment. Besides, we cannot confirm a chronical decline of psychomotor functions related to driving skills at least in the early course of schizophrenic illness.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicomotores
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Esquizofrenia
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Condução de Veículo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
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Alemanha