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Clock drawing in schizophrenia

J I Tracy1, J De Leon, R Doonan

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania/Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Philadelphia 19129, USA. tracy@medcolpa.edu

Psychological Reports
|December 1, 1996
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The Clock Drawing Test revealed cognitive deficits in schizophrenia patients, with qualitative errors like size and spatial planning issues being common. Global scores may not fully capture the extent of impairment or track illness progression.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is a sensitive tool for detecting cognitive decline in various neurological conditions.
  • Schizophrenia is associated with cognitive impairments, but the specific utility of the CDT in this population requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of patients with schizophrenia on the Clock Drawing Test.
  • To identify specific qualitative errors in clock drawings among schizophrenia patients.
  • To determine if global performance on the CDT correlates with illness duration in schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Clock Drawing Test to 27 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.
  • Scored drawings based on overall global performance.

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  • Analyzed the frequency of specific qualitative errors (e.g., size, graphic difficulty, spatial planning).

    • Main Results:

    • A small proportion of patients scored below the dementia threshold on global performance.
    • Patients exhibited qualitative deficits not fully captured by global scores.
    • The most frequent qualitative errors included issues with size, graphic execution, and spatial planning.
    • Global performance did not correlate with the duration of illness.

    Conclusions:

    • The Clock Drawing Test reveals specific cognitive deficits in schizophrenia patients, particularly in spatial planning and execution.
    • Global CDT scores may represent a stable trajectory of impairment rather than reflecting deterioration over time.
    • Qualitative error analysis provides a more nuanced understanding of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia than global scores alone.