Three Dimensional MRI of Male Schizophrenia Patients and the Relationship Between Their Symptoms and Brain Structure / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the pathological mechanism of brain structure in schizophrenia male patients with predominant negative symptoms by Voxel-based Morphometry(VBM) and Wiconsin Card Sorting test(WCST).Methods:Schizophrenia patients were assessed by the Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms(SAPS),the Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms(SANS).Finally,fifteen male schizophrenia with predominant negative symptoms and fifteen matched healthy controls participated in the study and finished the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test(WCST) and 3D MRI scans.Results:The total trails,the number of response errors and perseverant response errors of WCST in the patient group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P