Individuals with schizophrenia may show impaired capacity to make decisions about
participating in research, yet these patients also show considerable heterogeneity in
decisional abilities. Problems with procedures contribute to patients' difficulties in
understanding consent forms. Few studies have focused on improving comprehension of
research consent in older patients with psychotic disorders. In this study, 80 middle-aged
and elderly outpatients with schizophrenia or related psychotic disorders and 19 normal …