정신분열증 환자군에서 낮병원 치료가 경각심과 정신운동기능에 미치는 영향에 대한 예비 연구

Preliminary Study for the Effect of Day Hospital Treatment on the Vigilance and Psychomotor Function of Schizophrenics

Objectives ： The aim o f study is to compare the neuropsychological function changes between day hospital schizophrenic patients and out patient schizophrenic patients and to examine the effect o f day hospital program on the cognitive function o f schizophrenics. Methods ： Neuropsychological test was done two times at discharge and 2 months later in 11 day hospital schizophrenic patients and 10 out patient schizophrenic patients by DSM-IV criteria. Vigilance, motor performance series are used as a computerized neuropsychological batteries. Results : Day hospital patients have significantly increased performance in some o f motor performance series test items, but sustained attention have no tendency for increasing in day hospital patients. Conclusion ： This results are preliminary. But this study suggest that psychomotor function o f schizophrenics can be changed following day hospital treatment. A nd also we suggest that further day hospital treatment program especially including cognitive rehabilitation is needed.