PMID- 27369472 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170724 LR - 20220316 IS - 1745-1701 (Electronic) IS - 0586-7614 (Print) IS - 0586-7614 (Linking) VI - 43 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Mar 1 TI - Neuroanatomical Predictors of Functional Outcome in Individuals at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis. PG - 449-458 LID - 10.1093/schbul/sbw086 [doi] AB - Most individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis do not transition to frank illness. Nevertheless, many have poor clinical outcomes and impaired psychosocial functioning. This study used voxel-based morphometry to investigate if baseline grey and white matter brain densities at identification as UHR were associated with functional outcome at medium- to long-term follow-up. Participants were help-seeking UHR individuals (n = 109, 54M:55F) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging at baseline; functional outcome was assessed an average of 9.2 years later. Primary analysis showed that lower baseline grey matter density, but not white matter density, in bilateral frontal and limbic areas, and left cerebellar declive were associated with poorer functional outcome (Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale [SOFAS]). These findings were independent of transition to psychosis or persistence of the at-risk mental state. Similar regions were significantly associated with lower self-reported levels of social functioning and increased negative symptoms at follow-up. Exploratory analyses showed that lower baseline grey matter densities in middle and inferior frontal gyri were significantly associated with decline in Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score over follow-up. There was no association between baseline grey matter density and IQ or positive symptoms at follow-up. The current findings provide novel evidence that those with the poorest functional outcomes have the lowest grey matter densities at identification as UHR, regardless of transition status or persistence of the at-risk mental state. Replication and validation of these findings may allow for early identification of poor functional outcome and targeted interventions. CI - (c) The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Reniers, Renate L E P AU - Reniers RL AD - School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. FAU - Lin, Ashleigh AU - Lin A AD - Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. FAU - Yung, Alison R AU - Yung AR AD - Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Koutsouleris, Nikolaos AU - Koutsouleris N AD - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich, Munich, Germany. FAU - Nelson, Barnaby AU - Nelson B AD - Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. FAU - Cropley, Vanessa L AU - Cropley VL AD - Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia. FAU - Velakoulis, Dennis AU - Velakoulis D AD - Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia. FAU - McGorry, Patrick D AU - McGorry PD AD - Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. FAU - Pantelis, Christos AU - Pantelis C AD - Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia. AD - Centre for Neural Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. AD - Florey Institute for Neuroscience & Mental Health, Victoria, Australia. FAU - Wood, Stephen J AU - Wood SJ AD - School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. AD - Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia. LA - eng GR - MR/K013599/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Schizophr Bull JT - Schizophrenia bulletin JID - 0236760 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - *Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Gray Matter/*diagnostic imaging MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Male MH - Outcome Assessment, Health Care MH - Prefrontal Cortex/*diagnostic imaging MH - Psychotic Disorders/*diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Risk MH - White Matter/diagnostic imaging MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC5605267 OTO - NOTNLM OT - clinical high risk OT - functional outcome OT - grey matter density OT - negative symptoms OT - psychosis OT - ultra-high risk OT - voxel-based morphometry EDAT- 2016/07/03 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/25 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/01 CRDT- 2016/07/03 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - sbw086 [pii] AID - 10.1093/schbul/sbw086 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Schizophr Bull. 2017 Mar 1;43(2):449-458. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbw086.