[Cognition disorders in schizophrenia: evaluation using the Frankfurt psychopathologic inventory (FBF-3). Initial results]

Abstract

The authors present the preliminary results of the third version of the Frankfurt Psychopathological Inventory (FBF-3) in a sample of consecutive schizophrenic inpatients. They were 64 patients who had the RDC and/or DSM-III-R schizophrenic criteria. Forty-three patients fulfilled the FBF-3 and were the scope of this study. There were not influences in the results of FBF-3 in relation to epidemiological and clinical variables, with the exception of the sex and lack of insight variables. The results were analyzed and compared with the previous studies in the literature. It is suggested its relations with theoretical and etiopathogenic models of schizophrenia.