Methods for assessing psychotic disorders

Details Methods for assessing psychotic disorders Methods for assessing psychotic disorders

A - Human Necessities

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A61B 5/16 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2620822

This invention relates to the assessment of individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) or an at risk mental state (ARMS) using visuospatial associative learning tests such as paired associates learning (PAL). Visuospatial associative learning ability as determined by such tests may be prognostic of the severity of psychosis in FEP patients and diagnostic of psychosis in ARMS patients.

Evaluation de sujets souffrant d'un premier épisode psychotique ou présentant un état mental à risque, par le biais de tests d'apprentissage visio-spatial du type apprentissage par association de paires. La capacité d'apprentissage visio-spatial associatif déterminée à l'issue de ces tests permet d'établir un pronostic sur la gravité de la psychose chez les sujets souffrant d'un premier épisode psychotique et de poser un diagnostic sur la psychose chez les sujets présentant un état mental à risque.

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