Table 4.

Paired t-test results on BACS-J and LASMI data for the BNS group

(N=17)	Baseline	8 weeks later	t	P-value	Cohen’s d
BACS-J
Verbal learning	−1.53±0.81	−1.46±0.83	−0.42	0.68	0.09
Working memory	−1.66±0.76	−1.60±0.19	−0.58	0.57	0.09
Motor function	−0.89±0.94	−0.84±0.24	−0.31	0.76	0.05
Verbal fluency	−1.27±0.55	−0.94±0.67	−2.23	0.04	0.56
Attention and processing speed	−1.48±0.50	−1.40±0.59	−0.81	0.42	0.15
Executive function	−1.13±0.57	−0.77±0.69	−2.22	0.04	0.60
LASMI
Daily living	1.96±0.16	1.77±0.61	2.79	0.01	0.30
Interpersonal relations	2.23±0.61	2.19±0.61	0.21	0.83	0.08
Work skills	2.27±0.62	1.98±0.60	3.61	0.002	0.50
Endurance and stability	3.06±1.12	2.94±1.13	1.07	0.30	0.11
Self-recognition	2.37±0.72	2.25±0.69	0.81	0.43	0.17

Abbreviations: BACS-J, Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia, Japanese-language version; LASMI, Life Assessment Scale for the Mentally Ill; BNS, blonanserin; N, number.