Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit

Sho Okawa,1– 3 Sayo Hamatani,2,4 Yuta Hayashi,5,6 Honami Arai,2,7 Masato Nihei,2,4 Tokiko Yoshida,2 Jumpei Takahashi,1,2 Eiji Shimizu,2,3 Yoshiyuki Hirano1,2 1United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; 2Research Center of Child Mental Devel...

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Autores principales:	Okawa S, Hamatani S, Hayashi Y, Arai H, Nihei M, Yoshida T, Takahashi J, Shimizu E, Hirano Y
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Materias:	social anxiety disorder neuropsychological functioning central coherence visual scanning executive functioning Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4e695c9e032641baac2fda915c19177f2021-12-02T12:49:32ZNeuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/4e695c9e032641baac2fda915c19177f2020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/neuropsychological-comparison-between-patients-with-social-anxiety-and-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Sho Okawa,1– 3 Sayo Hamatani,2,4 Yuta Hayashi,5,6 Honami Arai,2,7 Masato Nihei,2,4 Tokiko Yoshida,2 Jumpei Takahashi,1,2 Eiji Shimizu,2,3 Yoshiyuki Hirano1,2 1United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; 2Research Center of Child Mental Development, Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan; 3Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology, Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan; 4Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; 5Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Suma-ku, Kobe 654-0142, Japan; 6Graduate School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan; 7Faculty of Human Sciences, Tsukuba University, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0012, JapanCorrespondence: Yoshiyuki HiranoResearch Center of Child Mental Development, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo Ward, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, JapanTel +81-43-226-2975Fax +81-43-226-8588Email hirano@chiba-u.jpIntroduction: Although deficits in neuropsychological functioning have been reported in social anxiety disorder (SAD), studies focusing on neuropsychological dysfunction in SAD are limited, and the evidence is still lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine the deficits in neuropsychological functioning in patients with SAD by comparing SAD patients and a healthy control (HC) group.Materials and Methods: A total of 72 participants (20 in the SAD group and 52 in the HC group) were assessed with neuropsychological tests, consisting of the Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT) to measure central coherence and the Trail Making Test A and B (TMT-A; TMT-B) to measure visual scanning and executive functioning.Results: Analysis of covariance with depressive symptoms as a covariate revealed that central coherence (RCFT) and visual scanning (TMT-A) were significantly lower in the SAD group than in the HC group. No difference was found in executive functioning (TMT-B) when the effect of visual scanning was considered.Discussion: Our findings suggest that SAD patients have weak central coherence and deficits in visual scanning compared to healthy controls. The clinical implications of these neuropsychological functioning deficits in SAD patients are discussed.Keywords: social anxiety disorder, neuropsychological functioning, central coherence, visual scanning, executive functioningOkawa SHamatani SHayashi YArai HNihei MYoshida TTakahashi JShimizu EHirano YDove Medical Pressarticlesocial anxiety disorderneuropsychological functioningcentral coherencevisual scanningexecutive functioningNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 16, Pp 2849-2855 (2020)
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topic	social anxiety disorder neuropsychological functioning central coherence visual scanning executive functioning Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	social anxiety disorder neuropsychological functioning central coherence visual scanning executive functioning Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Okawa S Hamatani S Hayashi Y Arai H Nihei M Yoshida T Takahashi J Shimizu E Hirano Y Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit
description	Sho Okawa,1– 3 Sayo Hamatani,2,4 Yuta Hayashi,5,6 Honami Arai,2,7 Masato Nihei,2,4 Tokiko Yoshida,2 Jumpei Takahashi,1,2 Eiji Shimizu,2,3 Yoshiyuki Hirano1,2 1United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; 2Research Center of Child Mental Development, Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan; 3Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology, Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan; 4Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; 5Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Suma-ku, Kobe 654-0142, Japan; 6Graduate School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan; 7Faculty of Human Sciences, Tsukuba University, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0012, JapanCorrespondence: Yoshiyuki HiranoResearch Center of Child Mental Development, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo Ward, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, JapanTel +81-43-226-2975Fax +81-43-226-8588Email hirano@chiba-u.jpIntroduction: Although deficits in neuropsychological functioning have been reported in social anxiety disorder (SAD), studies focusing on neuropsychological dysfunction in SAD are limited, and the evidence is still lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine the deficits in neuropsychological functioning in patients with SAD by comparing SAD patients and a healthy control (HC) group.Materials and Methods: A total of 72 participants (20 in the SAD group and 52 in the HC group) were assessed with neuropsychological tests, consisting of the Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT) to measure central coherence and the Trail Making Test A and B (TMT-A; TMT-B) to measure visual scanning and executive functioning.Results: Analysis of covariance with depressive symptoms as a covariate revealed that central coherence (RCFT) and visual scanning (TMT-A) were significantly lower in the SAD group than in the HC group. No difference was found in executive functioning (TMT-B) when the effect of visual scanning was considered.Discussion: Our findings suggest that SAD patients have weak central coherence and deficits in visual scanning compared to healthy controls. The clinical implications of these neuropsychological functioning deficits in SAD patients are discussed.Keywords: social anxiety disorder, neuropsychological functioning, central coherence, visual scanning, executive functioning
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title	Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit
title_short	Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit
title_full	Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit
title_fullStr	Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit
title_full_unstemmed	Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit
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url	https://doaj.org/article/4e695c9e032641baac2fda915c19177f
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Neuropsychological Comparison Between Patients with Social Anxiety and Healthy Controls: Weak Central Coherence and Visual Scanning Deficit

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