Sustained attention in young people at high risk of psychosis does not predict transition to psychosis

Abstract

Early detection of imminent psychosis allows for the possibility of interventions to prevent onset, or to minimise severity and disability. It also has potential to enhance knowledge of the factors important in the etiology of psychotic illnesses. Neurocognitive deficits are well documented in psychotic illnesses and there is evidence to suggest that such deficits are present in individuals long before they develop the illness. Further, it has been proposed that such impairments may indicate an underlying predisposition to develop psychosis and may thus be described as 'vulnerability indicators'. This study aimed to investigate the proposed vulnerability indicator of impaired sustained atten..