Effects of two phenothiazine drugs on concentrative attention span of chronic schizophrenics

Abstract

106coordination to strenuous physical exertion. However, 64% reported that they did not use any such special equipment. 9. Play media were regarded as serving the preliminary purpose of facilitating patient-therapist interaction in preparation for straight psychotherapy by 779$ of those reporting. The remaining 23% seemed less inclined to equate progress in therapy with a diminution of play activity. Summary A survey of child outpatient facilities suggested that similarities tend to outweigh differences in child therapy practices. To what extent such a trend reflects a common basic frame of reference among practicing therapists is a matter for further research .

Schizophrenic short-term memory: The role of organization at input.

“…By leaving the patients on phenothiazines, it was possible to avoid selecting a biased sample consisting of only those patients who were well enough to be taken off drugs. A survey of the literature indicates that phenothiazines have no significant effects on memory (Daston, 1959;Gardiner, Hawkins, Judah, & Murphee, 1955;Helper, Wilcott, & Sol, 1963;Mason-Brown & Borthwick, 1957;Vestre, 1961).…”

Recall and recognition in mildly disturbed schizophrenics: the use of matched tasks

“…Twenty schizophrenic patients, 10 receiving neuroleptic and 10 receiving both neuroleptic and anticholinergic medication (7 males and 3 female in each group), participated in the study. Neuroleptic medication is usually found not to affect such memory tasks appreciably (Datson, 1959;Koh & Kay ton, 1974;Calev et al 1983;Pearl, 1962;Vestre, 1961;Mason-Brown & Bothwick, 1957;Helper et al 1963;Gardiner et al 1955), while anticholinergic medication is sometimes reported to affect them (e.g. Potamianos & Kellett, 1982;Tune et al 1982).…”

Schizophrenic short-term memory: A deficit in subjective organization.

“…Additional information about diagnosis was obtained from MMFI profiles. The patients were left on phenothiazine medication partly because the literature indicates that the effects of phenothiazines on immediate memory are minimal (Daston, 1959 ; Gardiner, Hawkins, Judah & Murphee, 1955; Helper, Wilcott & Sol, 1963; Mason-Browne & Borthwick, 1957; Vestre, 1961) and partly because acute schizophrenic patients would have become untestable if taken off drugs.…”