A: Testing schedule for controls, schizophrenic patients, and delirium and depressive patients
Day 1:Sign consent form
Show 1st 120 Huppert-Piercy (H-P) slides
NART-R
Beck depression inventory (Beck)
10 minute recognition memory test for H-P slides
Logical memory story
Hamilton depression scale (Hamilton)
WMS-R
WAIS-R (6 subtests)
2 hour recognition memory test for H-P slides
Logical memory story
SANS scale (schizophrenia patients only)
Day 2:24 hour recognition memory test for H-P slides
Logical memory story
(Beck for depressed patients)
Day 8:Show short H-P originals (60 slides) + interstimulus distractor task
1 minute recognition memory test
Beck scale
15 minute and 30 minute recognition memory tests
B: Testing schedule for ECT patients
Day before ECT:Consent form
NART-R
Beck scale
Hamilton
Day of 1st ECT:2 hours post- ECT:
Show 1st 120 H-P slides
Beck scale
10 minute recognition memory test
Logical memory story
WMS-R
WAIS-R
2 hour recognition memory test
Logical memory story
Day after ECT:24 hour recognition memory test
Logical memory story
Beck scale
Day 8 (approx):2 hours post-ECT:
usually 3rd ECTShow short H-P originals (60 slides) + interstimulus distractor task
1 minute recognition memory test
Beck scale
15 and 30 minute recognition memory tests