Publications by authors named "Maria Julia Britto"
A five-year follow-up of the verbal memory performance of individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: evidence of unchanging deficits under treatment.
Dayane Santos Martins Mathias Hasse-Sousa Ramiro de Freitas Xavier Reckziegel Clara de Olivera Lapa Carolina Petry-Perin Maria Julia Britto
Cogn Neuropsychiatry
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SZ) are chronic mental health conditions that affect cognitive abilities, particularly verbal memory, which is crucial for functioning and may decline with age.
- A study evaluated verbal memory over five years in 31 BD patients and 27 SZ patients, using various assessment tools to gather data.
- Results indicated that SZ patients had poorer verbal memory compared to BD patients, but both groups showed no significant changes in memory performance over time, suggesting a stable cognitive trajectory for both disorders.