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Psychometric Assessment Using Classic Neuropsychological and Virtual Reality Based Test: A Study in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Schizophrenic Patients

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Assessment of neurocognitive functioning is a critical task in clinical settings. In many disorders, cognitive impairment precedes the onset of behavioral symptoms, and cognitive decline is a major factor contributing to functional disability. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the executive functions by comparing the evaluations obtained using a neuropsychological battery with the one obtained using the virtual reality version of the Multiple Errands Test (V-MET). The study population included three groups: 10 patients affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); 10 Schizophrenic patients; 10 healthy Controls. The results identified executive problems in clinical samples. By contrast, controls have higher level of efficiency and better performance. The correlation across the two assessment support the validity of V-Met, as a neurocognitive assessment.

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Cipresso reports having received research funds through the research project NeuroVirtual 3D, funded by Regione Piemonte (Grant No. FA211-432C-2012).

The Authors wish to thanks the anonymous Referees for the meaningful suggestions that significantly improved the paper.

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    Filippo La Paglia, Caterina La Cascia, Rosalinda Rizzo, Antonio Francomano & Daniele La Barbera

  2. Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via L. Ariosto, 13, 20145, Milan, Italy

    Pietro Cipresso & Giuseppe Riva

  3. Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Largo Gemelli, 1, Milan, Italy

    Giuseppe Riva

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La Paglia, F. et al. (2014). Psychometric Assessment Using Classic Neuropsychological and Virtual Reality Based Test: A Study in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Schizophrenic Patients. In: Cipresso, P., Matic, A., Lopez, G. (eds) Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. MindCare 2014. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 100. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11564-1_3

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