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Cognitive Functioning and Degree of Psychosis in Schizophrenics given many Electroconvulsive Treatments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Donald I. Templer ,
Carol F. Ruff  and
Gloria Armstrong
Donald I. Templer
Affiliation:
Western State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42246, U.S.A.
Carol F. Ruff
Affiliation:
Western State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42246, U.S.A.
Gloria Armstrong
Affiliation:
Western State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42246, U.S.A.
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Goldman, Gomer, and Templer (2) found that the Bender-Gestalt and Benton Visual Retention Test performances of male chronic schizophrenic in-patients with a history of 50 or more electroconvulsive treatments (ECT) were significantly inferior to those of control patients matched for age, level of education, and race. However, the authors maintained that it cannot be inferred with certainty that ECT causes permanent brain damage since it is possible that schizophrenic patients more likely to receive ECT are those whose psychosis is more severe. It has been reported that patients with the so-called functional psychiatric disorders tend to do poorly on tests of organicity (5).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 123 , Issue 575 , October 1973 , pp. 441 - 443
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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