2005
Differences in performance and learning proficiency on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in schizophrenia: Do they reflect distinct neurocognitive subtypes with distinct functional profiles?
Kurtz MM, Wexler BE. Differences in performance and learning proficiency on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in schizophrenia: Do they reflect distinct neurocognitive subtypes with distinct functional profiles? Schizophrenia Research 2005, 81: 167-171. PMID: 16243489, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAttentionCognition DisordersCuesDiscrimination LearningFemaleHumansLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPractice, PsychologicalProblem SolvingPsychometricsPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyConceptsWisconsin Card Sorting TestUCSD Performance-based Skills AssessmentCard Sorting TestSorting TestComprehensive neurocognitive test batteryPerformance-Based Skills AssessmentDifferent neurocognitive profilesNeurocognitive test batteryPerformance-based measuresBehavioral treatment interventionsSecond measureNeurocognitive subtypesNeurocognitive profileMotor sequencingWCST performancePoor learnersTest batteryGood learnersDistinct functional profilesSubtyping of patientsTreatment interventionsIndependent measuresLearnersSkills assessmentGreater functional capacity
2004
The Penn Conditional Exclusion Test (PCET): relationship to the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and work function in patients with schizophrenia
Kurtz MM, Wexler BE, Bell MD. The Penn Conditional Exclusion Test (PCET): relationship to the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and work function in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2004, 68: 95-102. PMID: 15037343, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(03)00179-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenn Conditional Exclusion TestWisconsin Card Sorting TestWork Behavior InventoryCard Sorting TestExecutive functionSorting TestDivergent validityExecutive function measuresNew computerized measureStandard neuropsychological measuresMeasures of cooperativenessCriterion-related validityVerbal learningNeuropsychological measuresVisual sequencingComputerized measuresPsychomotor speedVocational settingsBehavior InventoryVocational functionAnalogous measuresSpecific dimensionsWork skillsTotal errorWork quality