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Volume 2
Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research
Psychiatry Nursing & Psychiatry 2019
June 17-18, 2019
Psychiatry & Mental health Nursing
Psychiatry and Mental Health
June 17-18, 2019 | Rome, Italy
4
th
World Congress on
2
nd
Global Experts Meeting on
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Relationship between insight and cognitive dysfunction among patients with
schizophrenia
Shikha Goel, B S Chavan, Nidhi Malhotra
and
Manoj K Bajaj
Government Medical College and Hospital, India
Statement of the Problem:
Unawareness of mental illness has been commonly observed in schizophrenia
and has been recognized as a potential barrier to treatment adherence and a risk factor for a range of poorer
outcomes. There are some of the potential causes behind poor insight, including deficits in neurocognition,
social cognition, meta-cognition and heightened self-stigma.
The purpose of the study:
Study was conducted to look at the relationship of neurocognition, social cognition
with insight in schizophrenia, as there is paucity of research in Indian literature.
Methodology and theoretical orientation:
A cross-sectional, single assessment design was used to study
60 participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia as per International Classification of Diseases (ICD) – 10
fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector
-32b, Chandigarh (INDIA).
Findings:
Only one – sixth of the patient had complete insight. Significant cognitive dysfunctions were
present in majority of patients in the domain of attention, working memory, mental speed, verbal fluency,
category fluency, set shifting, abstraction and intelligence as well as social cognition. No association was seen
between levels of insight and neurocognitive functions and social cognition.
Conclusion and Significance:
In this study, we have found that insight was not associated with any of the
cognitive functions.
Biography
Shikha Goel has done MD in Psychiatry from Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India. During her tenure as a resident she took
up the research work on assessing the relationship of insight with neurocognition and social cognition in patients with Schizophrenia.
Dearth of Indian literature on the topic sparked her interest in the topic. Lack of insight has been an important factor determining
the adherence to treatment and prognosis of Schizophrenia; hence the determinants of insight are very pertinent in management
of Schizophrenia. The research work was completed over a period of 3 years and has produced interesting results and merit further
investigations into the subject.
shkhgoel@gmail.comJ Psych and Mental Health Research, Volume 2