Set-shifting ability in patient with frontal lobe impairment and early-onset schizophrenia: A comparative study

The current study aim was first, to examine early-onset schizophrenia and fronal lobe impair Performances on Stroop test. Methods: Based on purposive sampling method a group of thirty male schizophrenic patients between the age ranges of 18 to 35 years will be selected and thirty frontal lobe impaired at same age group. The diagnosis will be according to the DCR, ICD – 10. Results: Schizophrenic Group (SG) and Frontal lobe impaired Group (FLIG) scores Negative Syndrome Scale in both patients group using independent samples t-test. Schizophrenic Group scores were significantly lower than the Frontal lobe impaired Group scores. There was no significant found on it.