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Review
. 2020 May 24:21:100178.
doi: 10.1016/j.scog.2020.100178. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Evaluation of executive functions and everyday life for people with severe mental illness: A systematic review

Sivan Regev  1 , Naomi Josman  1   2
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Evaluation of executive functions and everyday life for people with severe mental illness: A systematic review

Sivan Regev et al. Schizophr Res Cogn. .

Abstract

•Assessment tools have progressed from measuring specific components, to more comprehensive assessments.•Performance-based tools, has the potential to include an EF index as part of the test scoring.•Most researchers either chose short versions of the assessment tools to address the subjects' attentional capacities.•Using more than one evaluation method enabled to draw a more precise picture of the function.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
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PRISMA flow diagram for studies included in the systematic review.
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Articles reviewed by year, sample size, and field.
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