20 minute test determines attention and memory capacity in patients with schizophrenia

(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the Universitat Aut ò noma de Barcelona, in collabroation with the University of Oviedo and the CIBERSAM, have designed a test which in only 20 minutes can examine short-term memory capacity, mental agility and organisational capacities in patients with schizophrenia. The test was published recently in Schizophrenia Research and forms part of a doctoral thesis presented at the Department of Psychiatry of the UAB.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news