A deficit of working memory is found in many disorders including learning disabilities, attention disorders and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
A number of independent lines of evidence support the existence of a link between schizophrenia and a deficit of working memory.
There is evidence of a link between schizophrenia and a deficit of working memory, but this has been derived from tasks not specifically developed to probe working memory per se.
Her feminist drive "began to grow significantly when I started working with the collection a decade ago; I realised what a deficit [of work by women] there was.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb are common occupational health problems that cause pain, functional deficit, loss of work time and high medical costs.
The cognitive impairment in individuals with schizophrenia includes deficits of working memory in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and deficits of performance monitoring in medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC).
89– 91 Uterine artery ligation as a result of placental insufficiency produces both motor and cognitive deficits, including deficits of working memory, spatial encoding, and hyperactivity.
In the study by Chamberlain et al.[ 31], a single dose of atomoxetine selectively improved performance of inhibitory control, as measured by stop-signal reaction times in a stop-signal task and commission errors in the CPT, while deficits of working memory remained in adults with ADHD.
In schizophrenia, deficits of working memory and attention have been well documented [ 36], and we propose that these patients are unable to properly elaborate a joint effort to solve difficult executive tasks, illustrated by smaller shared variances of SOC and WCST performance.
These difficulties may be more basic in nature, such as deficits of working memory, time processing and impaired visual search processes, or may be related to higher level processing such as the application of top-down strategy, goal setting or performance monitoring ([ 15- 17], see [ 18]).
Our observations show that the consequences of staff deficits and poor conditions of work include heavier workloads for those on duty, the closure of some services, the inability to release staff for continuing education, loss of quality, conflicts with patients, risks for patients, unsatisfied staff (with the exception of ancillary staff) and hazards for health workers and managers.
