title: Executive dysfunction screening test for neuropsychiatric disorders.
abstract: The Analogies Understanding Test (AUT) was developed as a brief cognitive screening task of executive problem solving. A few of the test items at the beginning are "facilitated" as a means of engaging patients. Individuals with schizophrenia and mild Alzheimer's Disease (AD) made significantly less correct responses than their control groups. The schizophrenia patients, but not AD patients, made significantly more perseverations than controls on the AUT. As expected, AUT performance in schizophrenia patients correlated with the Wisconsin Card Sorting test measures. Preliminary findings suggest that the AUT test may be useful as a measure of executive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric patients.
authors: University of Sheffield School of Medicine, Sheffield, United Kingdom. r.parks@sheffield.ac.uk
authors: Randolph W
authors: RW
authors: Parks
authors: Subha N
authors: SN
authors: Thiyagesh
authors: Daniel S
authors: DS
authors: Levine
authors: Kwang-Hyuk
authors: KH
authors: Lee
authors: Rajinder
authors: R
authors: Bhaker
authors: Ashok
authors: A
authors: Mysore
authors: Leanne
authors: L
authors: Ingram
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Young
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Birkett
authors: Emma
authors: E
authors: Pegg
authors: Peter W R
authors: PW
authors: Woodruff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*