Authors
Anne-Kathrin J Fett, Eva Velthorst, Abraham Reichenberg, Camilo J Ruggero, Jennifer L Callahan, Laura J Fochtmann, Gabrielle A Carlson, Greg Perlman, Evelyn J Bromet, Roman Kotov
Publication date
2020/4/1
Journal
JAMA psychiatry
Volume
77
Issue
4
Pages
387-396
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
It remains uncertain whether people with psychotic disorders experience progressive cognitive decline or normal cognitive aging after first hospitalization. This information is essential for prognostication in clinical settings, deployment of cognitive remediation, and public health policy.
Objective
To examine long-term cognitive changes in individuals with psychotic disorders and to compare age-related differences in cognitive performance between people with psychotic disorders and matched control individuals (ie, individuals who had never had psychotic disorders).
Design, Setting, and Participants
The Suffolk County Mental Health Project is an inception cohort study of first-admission patients with psychosis. Cognitive functioning was assessed 2 and 20 years later. Patients were recruited from the 12 inpatient facilities of Suffolk County, New York. At year 20, the control group was recruited by random digit …
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