title: Visual information processing deficits in clinically remitted outpatient schizophrenics.
abstract: Twenty four remitted schizophrenics and twenty four neurotic depressives were studied on three measures of visual information processing, viz., simple reaction time, choice reaction time, and a forced choice span of apprehension test. The groups were matched for age, sex, and educational status. The remitted schizophrenics performed poorly on these measures compared to neurotic depressives. The findings suggest that information processing deficits are present in outpatient schizophrenics even during clinical remission.
authors.affiliation: C.V. Ananthanarayanan, DM&SP, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ananthanarayanan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Janakiramaiah
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vittal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andade
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumaraiah