Poor premorbid school performance, but not severity of illness, predicts cognitive decline in schizophrenia in midlife

Neurocognitive dysfunction is common in schizophrenia but its course and determinants remain uncertain. Our aim was to analyse if premorbid school performance and the severity of illness and functioning predict change in cognition in schizophrenia in a general population sample. The sample included...

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Main Authors: Irina Rannikko, Graham K. Murray, Pauliina Juola, Henri Salo, Marianne Haapea, Jouko Miettunen, Juha Veijola, Jennifer H. Barnett, Anja P. Husa, Peter B. Jones, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Matti Isohanni, Erika Jääskeläinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215001315000281