Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Email this article to a Colleague Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to My Articles & Searches Download to citation manager Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Articles by Dickinson, D. Articles by Dixon, L. B. Search for Related Content PubMed Citation Articles by Dickinson, D. Articles by Dixon, L. B. Primary Care

Evidence of Exacerbated Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients With Comorbid Diabetes

Received August 22, 2006; revised November 14, 2006; accepted November 28, 2006. From VISN 5 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Baltimore, MD; the Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, and the Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD. Send correspondence and reprint requests to Dwight Dickinson, Ph.D., VISN 5 MIRECC, Suite 6A (BT/MIRECC), 10 North Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201. e-mail: Dwight.Dickinson{at}va.gov
© 2008 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Type 2 diabetes is associated with both schizophrenia and cognitive performance. The authors compared cognitive performance in three groups: patients with schizophrenia and diabetes, patients with diabetes only, and patients with schizophrenia only. Results indicated that the schizophrenia/diabetes group was impaired cognitively relative to both other groups, especially in the domains of processing speed and visual/spatial ability. Also, these impairments were associated with diabetes severity markers. Because either illness creates cognitive vulnerability, comorbid occurrence is even more likely to undermine essential functional brain systems, leading to an increased rate and magnitude of cognitive decline with associated declines in community functioning.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J. Kreyenbuhl, L. B. Dixon, J. F. McCarthy, S. Soliman, R. V. Ignacio, and M. Valenstein Does Adherence to Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Differ Between Individuals With Vs Without Schizophrenia? Schizophr Bull, August 20, 2008; (2008) sbn106v1. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Dickinson and P. D. Harvey Systemic Hypotheses for Generalized Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia: A New Take on An Old Problem Schizophr Bull, August 9, 2008; (2008) sbn097v1. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Get information about faster international access.

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2008 Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. All rights reserved.

Home | Search | Current Issue | Past Issues | Subscribe | All APPI Journals | Help | Contact Us