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| Age at onset and cognitive functioning in schizophrenia | | Author(s) | Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson, Timo Partonen, Jaana Suvisaari |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 185, September 2004 |
| Pages | pp 215-219 |
| Source | http://bjp.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Schizophrenia ; Cognitive impairment ; Age groups [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Finland. |
| Annotation | Impairments in cognitive functioning are common in schizophrenia, and the degree of impairment may be associated with the individual's age at onset of the disorder. The effect of age at onset on cognitive function in 237 people with schizophrenia from a Finnish population-based sample was examined using linear effects models with family as the random effect, and age, gender, chronicity of the illness, and number of affected first-degree relatives as fixed effects. The California Verbal Learning Test, sub-tests from the Wechsler Memory Scale - Revised, and sub-scales from the Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale - Revised, were used. Impairment in verbal learning and memory was associated with earlier disease onset. No association was found for working memory or IQ. In patients with early onset schizophrenia, verbal memory functions in particular should be taken into account in neuropsychological evaluation and efforts at remediation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041109203 A |
| Classmark | ELK: E4: BB: 4C: 76L |
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