• Raj Kishore Ram
• Jai Prakash

Schizophrenic patients have been determined a variety of neuropsychological dysfunctions such as inability to pay proper attention, impaired information processing, inability to recall information and respond to information quickly, inability to think critically, problem of plan and organized, inability to solve simple problem and make decision, impaired speech and language etc. Aim: Present study has been under taken with the aim to assess neuropsychological deficits in schizophrenia patients. Method: The sample consists of 100 schizophrenia patients suffering from 2-5 years (N- 44) and from 5 & above years (N- 56) age range from 20 to 50 years based on purposive sampling technique. Bender Gestalt Test-II (BGT-II) and Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT) were used to determine neuropsychological dysfunctions in schizophrenia patients. Result and Conclusion: Schizophrenia patients exhibited neuropsychological dysfunctions on BGT-II and CTMT. Schizophrenia patients performed poorly while copying of the design and also took more time on Bender Gestalt Test-II. Similar trends have been found in recall of design on BGT-II, schizophrenia patients revealed impaired performance on perceptual test and also performed slowing motor functions. Schizophrenia patients took more time and committed more errors as compared to normal control subjects on CTMT.

Neuropsychological Dysfunctions, Schizophrenia, BGT-II, CTMT

"Effect of Duration of Illness on Neuropsychological Dysfunctions in Schizophrenia Patients", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.147-151, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002023.pdf

"Effect of Duration of Illness on Neuropsychological Dysfunctions in Schizophrenia Patients", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp147-151, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002023.pdf