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Cognitive functioning in recent onset psychosis.

Faith Dickerson¹, Cassie Stallings, Crystal Vaughan

¹Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD 21204, USA. fdickerson@sheppardpratt.org

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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Cognitive functioning is impaired in recent onset psychosis for both schizophrenia-spectrum and bipolar disorder patients. Bipolar disorder patients showed better cognitive performance than schizophrenia-spectrum patients.

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Cognitive Psychology

Background:

Recent onset psychosis is associated with significant cognitive deficits.
Understanding the specific cognitive profiles in early psychosis is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare cognitive functioning in individuals with recent onset psychosis (schizophrenia-spectrum disorders vs. bipolar disorder) and nonpsychiatric controls.
To identify specific cognitive domains affected in early psychosis.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST).
Compared cognitive performance across three groups: schizophrenia-spectrum disorder (n=56), bipolar disorder (n=60), and nonpsychiatric controls (n=312).
Employed analysis of covariance to compare cognitive variables among groups.

Main Results:

Significant differences in cognitive variables were observed among all three groups.
Individuals with recent onset psychosis demonstrated broadly impaired cognitive performance compared to controls.
Bipolar disorder patients exhibited a cognitive advantage over schizophrenia-spectrum patients on RBANS Language, Total score, and marginally on Immediate Memory.

Conclusions:

Recent onset psychosis is characterized by widespread cognitive impairment.
Bipolar disorder patients with recent onset psychosis may have a more favorable cognitive profile compared to those with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
Cognitive assessment tools like RBANS and WCST are valuable in differentiating cognitive deficits in early psychosis.