Specific mental illnesses cause impaired performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task
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Specific mental illnesses, particularly schizophrenia and major depression, are consistently associated with impaired performance and executive dysfunction on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.
Evidence for · 5
Risk/Reward Decision-Making in Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Examination of the Influence of Tobacco Smoking and Relationship to Wisconsin Card Sorting Task Performance
2009 · cited by 60
Paper 0 establishes that individuals with schizophrenia demonstrate significant cognitive deficits on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task compared to controls.
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More for · 4
Anhedonia and sensitivity to punishment in schizophrenia, depression and opiate use disorder.
2023 · cited by 9
Paper 1 uses the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test to assess prefrontal cortex function and learning deficits across major psychiatric disorders including depression and schizophrenia.
Multidimensionality in Executive Function Profiles in Schizophrenia: A Computational Approach Using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task
2020 · cited by 6
Paper 2 examines executive function deficits on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task specifically in individuals with schizophrenia.
An experimental and computational investigation of executive functions and inner speech in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
2025 · cited by 3
Paper 3 evaluates cognitive flexibility and executive function impairments using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in a large sample of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Advancing Understanding of Treatment Response in Schizophrenia With Psychosis Using a Novel Dynamic Reward Task.
2026 · cited by 1
Paper 8 demonstrates consistent executive function abnormalities on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task among patients with schizophrenia.