PMID- 12271806
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20021122
LR  - 20191106
IS  - 0960-5371 (Print)
IS  - 0960-5371 (Linking)
VI  - 43
DP  - 2002 Sep
TI  - Neurocognitive dimensions characterising patients with first-episode psychosis.
PG  - s85-90
AB  - BACKGROUND: Assessment of neurocognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia is hampered 
      by the multitude of tests used in the literature. AIMS: We aimed to identify the 
      main dimensions of an assessment battery for patients with first-episode 
      psychosis and to estimate the relationship between dimension scores and gender, 
      age, education, diagnosis and symptoms. METHOD: Eight frequently used 
      neuropsychological tests were used. We tested 219 patients 3 months after start 
      of therapy or at remission, whichever occurred first. RESULTS: We identified five 
      dimensions: working memory (WM); verbal learning (VL); executive function (EF); 
      impulsivity (im); and motor speed (MS). Significant findings were that the MS 
      score was higher for men, and the WM and VL scores were correlated with years of 
      education. CONCLUSIONS: Neurocognitive function in first-episode psychosis is 
      described by at least five independent dimensions.
FAU - Friis, S
AU  - Friis S
AD  - University of Oslo, Norway. svein.friis@psykiatri.uio.no
FAU - Sundet, K
AU  - Sundet K
FAU - Rund, B R
AU  - Rund BR
FAU - Vaglum, P
AU  - Vaglum P
FAU - McGlashan, T H
AU  - McGlashan TH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Psychiatry Suppl
JT  - The British journal of psychiatry. Supplement
JID - 9001294
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Cognition
MH  - Education
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Impulsive Behavior/psychology
MH  - Male
MH  - Memory
MH  - Neuropsychological Tests
MH  - Psychomotor Performance
MH  - Psychotic Disorders/diagnosis/*psychology
MH  - Schizophrenia/diagnosis
MH  - *Schizophrenic Psychology
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Verbal Learning
EDAT- 2002/09/26 06:00
MHDA- 2002/11/26 04:00
CRDT- 2002/09/26 06:00
PHST- 2002/09/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/11/26 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/09/26 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1192/bjp.181.43.s85 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Psychiatry Suppl. 2002 Sep;43:s85-90. doi: 10.1192/bjp.181.43.s85.