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Table 1 Characteristics of Patient and Control Samples

From: Habitual prospective memory in schizophrenia

 

Patients n = 20 (18 M, 2 F)

Controls n = 20 (14 M, 6 F)

Group Difference

 

M

SD

M

SD

 

Age (years)

34.8

7.2

36.6

6.8

t(38) = 0.81, p > .1

WRAT-R IQ

102.7

10.6

105.4

8.9

t(38) = 0.85, p > .1

WAIS-R IQ

87.6

8.2

105.9

10.8

t(38) = 6.04, p < .001

Digit span: Total

13.2

3.4

18.3

4.3

t(38) = 3.81, p < .001

   Digit span: Forward

7.1

1.8

9.2

2.4

t(38) = 3.03, p < .01

   Digit span: Backward

6.1

2.3

9.1

2.5

t(38) = 4.02, p < .001

Neuroleptic medication

19

 

0

  

   clozapine/olanzapine

14

 

-

  

   risperidone

7

 

-

  

   high potency drug*

1

 

-

  

   anticholinergics

1

 

-

  

   adjunctives**

10

 

-

  
  1. * = haloperidol ** = lithium, depakote, sertraline, lorazepam, venlafaxine, clonazepam, buspirone