Executive dysfunction in first-episode schizophrenia and relationship to duration of untreated psychosis: the West London Study

Aimed to examine executive function in first-episode schizophrenia, characterise the nature of the impairment and specify any relationships with symptoms and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). Concludes that prefrontal cortex function deteriorates at the onset of psychosis and continues to worse...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2002-09 (181), p.S38-S44
Main Authors: Joyce, E, Hutton, S, Mutsatsa, S, Gibbins, H, Webb, E, Paul, S, Robbins, T, Barnes, T
Format: Article
Language:English
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Duration
Executive function
First time
Patients
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Untreated
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Summary:Aimed to examine executive function in first-episode schizophrenia, characterise the nature of the impairment and specify any relationships with symptoms and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). Concludes that prefrontal cortex function deteriorates at the onset of psychosis and continues to worsen over time. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0007-1250