title: The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB): performance and functional correlates.
abstract: Neurocognitive impairment is a core feature in psychotic disorders and the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) is now widely used to assess neurocognition in this group. The MATRICS has been translated into several languages, including Norwegian; although this version has yet to be investigated in an adult clinical population. Further, the relationship between the MATRICS and different measures of functioning needs examination. The purpose of this study was to describe neurocognition assessed with the Norwegian version of the MATRICS battery in a sample of patients with psychotic disorders compared to age and gender matched healthy controls and to examine the association with educational-, occupational- and social-functioning in the patient group. One hundred and thirty one patients and 137 healthy controls completed the battery. The Norwegian version of the MATRICS was sensitive to the magnitude of neurocognitive impairments in patients with psychotic disorders, with patients displaying significant impairments on all domains relative to healthy controls. Neurocognition was also related to both self-rated and objective functional measures such as social functioning, educational- and employment-history.
authors.affiliation: Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Bygg 12, Gaustad Sykehus, PO Box 4956, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: june.lystad@medisin.uio.no.
authors.forename: June Ullevoldsæter
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Lystad
authors.affiliation: Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Bygg 12, Gaustad Sykehus, PO Box 4956, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falkum
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Psychiatry, Sørlandet Hospital Trust, Kristiansand, Norway.
authors.forename: Vegard Øksendal
authors.initials: VØ
authors.lastname: Haaland
authors.affiliation: Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Bygg 12, Gaustad Sykehus, PO Box 4956, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.affiliation: Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Bygg 12, Gaustad Sykehus, PO Box 4956, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Stig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evensen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway.
authors.forename: Bjørn Rishovd
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rund
authors.affiliation: Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Bygg 12, Gaustad Sykehus, PO Box 4956, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Torill
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009664:Norway; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012016:Reference Values; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Functional correlates; MATRICS; Neurocognition; Psychosis; Social functioning; Vocational rehabilitation