title: The Norwegian standardization of the MATRICS (Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia) Consensus Cognitive Battery.
abstract: This is the first international reference study of neurocognitive function as assessed by the MATRICS (Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia) Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). Two hundred and fifty healthy Norwegian men and women between the ages of 12 and 59 years were tested. The results were broken down across gender, age, and education level. In the adult group, women performed better than men on Speed of Processing and Verbal Learning, and men outperformed women on Attention/Vigilance and Reasoning/Problem Solving tasks. There were substantial reductions in most domains of cognitive function with increasing age. The effect of education on cognitive performance was more modest. Although our results are somewhat divergent from the US normative study, we conclude that the MCCB is well suited for research purposes and clinical use in Norway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway. h.c.mohn@psykologi.uio.no
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mohn
authors.forename: Kjetil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sundet
authors.forename: Bjørn Rishovd
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014706:Verbal Learning