Assessment of Executive Functions in Social Phobia Patients Using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Topcuoglu V., Fistikci N., Ekinci O., Gonentur A. G., Agouridas B. C.

TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.322-331, 2009 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.322-331
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Social phobia, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, executive functions, working memory, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, ANXIETY DISORDERS, PANIC DISORDER, PERSEVERATIVE ERRORS, DEPRESSION, ATTENTION, DEFICITS, PERFORMANCE, STRESS, IMPACT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. Problem solving and adjusting responses according to feedback are among the executive functions that may be impaired in social phobia patients. The objective of this study was to compare social phobia patients' Wisconsin Card Sorting Test scores with those of controls; thus, our aim was to examine executive functions in social phobia patients.