title: A self administered executive functions ecological questionnaire (the behavior rating inventory of executive function - adult version) shows impaired scores in a sample of patients with schizophrenia.
abstract: Subjective measurements of cognition have seldom been used in schizophrenia. This is mainly due to the assumption that such measurements lack sensitivity in a disorder characterized by poor insight. We investigated the capacity of BRIEF-A (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version: a self-administered, ecological questionnaire) to identify executive deficits in adults with schizophrenia. The global score and each domain-specific score was significantly lower in patients than in healthy controls. BRIEF-A could be a useful complement to objective measurements, providing a subjective assessment of everyday consequences of executive dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bulzacka
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vilain
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schürhoff
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Méary
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leboyer
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szöke
keywords: BRIEF-A; cognition; executive functions; questionnaire; schizophrenia