Table 3 Association between Antipsychotic medication and cognitive function
| Â | Second generation antipsychotics | First generation antipsychotics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |
BACS (global score) | -2.86 ± 0.15 | -2.86 ± 0.14 | -2.87 ± 0.25 | -2.86 ± 0.12 |
p-value | 0.979 | 0.959 | ||
Verbal memory (List learning) | -2.10 ± 0.14 | -2.13 ± 0.13 | -2.10 ± 0.22 | -2.12 ± 0.11 |
p-value | 0.854 | 0.943 | ||
Working memory (Digit sequencing) | -2.05 ± 0.17 | -1.87 ± 0.16 | -2.15 ± 0.27 | -1.90 ± 0.13 |
p-value | 0.455 | 0.431 | ||
Motor speed (Token motor task) | -2.34 ± 0.13 | -2.38 ± 0.12 | -2.29 ± 0.21 | -2.38 ± 0.10 |
p-value | 0.819 | 0.724 | ||
Verbal fluency (Semantic, alphabetical) | -1.43 ± 0.13 | -1.59 ± 0.12 | -1.58 ± 0.21 | -1.50 ± 0.10 |
p-value | 0.394 | 0.725 | ||
Attention and speed of information processing (Symbol coding) | -2.44 ± 0.16 | -2.38 ± 0.15 | -2.36 ± 0.25 | -2.43 ± 0.12 |
p-value | 0.803 | 0.815 | ||
Executive function (Tower of London) | -2.30 ± 0.29 | -1.96 ± 0.27 | -2.31 ± 0.47 | -2.07 ± 0.22 |
p-value | 0.415 | 0.661 | ||