Cognition at illness onset as a predictor of later functional outcome in early psychosis: Systematic review and methodological critique

K Allott; P Liu; TM Proffitt; E Killackey

Journal article

Cognition at illness onset as a predictor of later functional outcome in early psychosis: Systematic review and methodological critique

K Allott, P Liu, TM Proffitt, E Killackey

Schizophrenia Research | ELSEVIER | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.11.001

Abstract

Background: Cognitive deficits occur early in the course of psychosis, are mostly stable, and have been identified as potential functional prognostic markers. Previous reviews of chronic schizophrenia have concluded that specific cognitive deficits are strongly associated with poorer functional outcomes. However, results of schizophrenia studies may be influenced by the effects of long-term illness or treatment or be biased toward individuals with poorer outcomes and may not be relevant to early psychosis (EP). This review aimed to systematically examine the evidence regarding general and social cognitive predictors of later functional outcome in EP and critique the methodology of the studie..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a NHMRC Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellowship [628884 to K.A.]; the Colonial Foundation [K.A., TP., E.K.]; Australian Rotary Health [E.K.]: the Australian Research Council [LP0883237 to E.K.]; and a Ronald Phillip Griffith Fellowship [E.K.]. These funding sources had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, writing of the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.