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Article: Specific executive dysfunction in patients with first-episode medication-naïve schizophrenia

TitleSpecific executive dysfunction in patients with first-episode medication-naïve schizophrenia
Authors
KeywordsExecutive function
First-episode schizophrenia
Supervisory attention system
Issue Date2006
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/schres
Citation
Schizophrenia Research, 2006, v. 82 n. 1, p. 51-64 How to Cite?
AbstractMany studies have shown that schizophrenia is associated with a wide range of cognitive impairments. Empirical findings suggest that patients with schizophrenia suffer from a "dysexecutive syndrome". However, the extent to which a general decline in neuropsychological function accounts for symptoms of executive dysfunction in schizophrenia is not clear. In this study, we examined further the nature and pattern of executive function in a sample of medication-naïve patients experiencing a first-episode of schizophrenia with a set of tests capturing the specific components of executive function. We also compared the performance of this clinical group with healthy controls. A total of 78 medication-naïve patients with first episode schizophrenia were recruited from the Early Assessment Service for Young People with Psychosis (EASY). Another 60 healthy controls were recruited for comparison. All subjects participated in a comprehensive set of executive function tests assessing initiation, sustained attention, online updating, switching, attention allocation, inhibition, and non-executive function. The executive function of patients with first-episode schizophrenia was found to be compromised relative to healthy controls. However, unlike patients with established schizophrenia, first episode patients exhibited only a limited deficit in sustained attention. Moreover, the majority of executive function deficits did not correlate with intellectual functioning and memory impairment in a sub-group of first episode patients without intellectual impairment. These findings suggest that first-episode patients exhibit a specific pattern of executive dysfunction compared to healthy controls and patients with an established illness. This differential breakdown of executive function components is unlikely to be an artefact of general intellectual decline or memory impairment in schizophrenia. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/171932
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2021 Impact Factor: 4.662
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.923
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dc.contributor.authorChen, EYHen_US
dc.contributor.authorLaw, CWen_US
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dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.identifier.citationSchizophrenia Research, 2006, v. 82 n. 1, p. 51-64en_US
dc.identifier.issn0920-9964en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/171932-
dc.description.abstractMany studies have shown that schizophrenia is associated with a wide range of cognitive impairments. Empirical findings suggest that patients with schizophrenia suffer from a "dysexecutive syndrome". However, the extent to which a general decline in neuropsychological function accounts for symptoms of executive dysfunction in schizophrenia is not clear. In this study, we examined further the nature and pattern of executive function in a sample of medication-naïve patients experiencing a first-episode of schizophrenia with a set of tests capturing the specific components of executive function. We also compared the performance of this clinical group with healthy controls. A total of 78 medication-naïve patients with first episode schizophrenia were recruited from the Early Assessment Service for Young People with Psychosis (EASY). Another 60 healthy controls were recruited for comparison. All subjects participated in a comprehensive set of executive function tests assessing initiation, sustained attention, online updating, switching, attention allocation, inhibition, and non-executive function. The executive function of patients with first-episode schizophrenia was found to be compromised relative to healthy controls. However, unlike patients with established schizophrenia, first episode patients exhibited only a limited deficit in sustained attention. Moreover, the majority of executive function deficits did not correlate with intellectual functioning and memory impairment in a sub-group of first episode patients without intellectual impairment. These findings suggest that first-episode patients exhibit a specific pattern of executive dysfunction compared to healthy controls and patients with an established illness. This differential breakdown of executive function components is unlikely to be an artefact of general intellectual decline or memory impairment in schizophrenia. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/schresen_US
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dc.rightsSchizophrenia Research. Copyright © Elsevier BV.-
dc.subjectExecutive function-
dc.subjectFirst-episode schizophrenia-
dc.subjectSupervisory attention system-
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCognition Disorders - Diagnosis - Etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshNeuropsychological Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshSchizophrenia - Complications - Physiopathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSeverity Of Illness Indexen_US
dc.titleSpecific executive dysfunction in patients with first-episode medication-naïve schizophreniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.schres.2005.09.020en_US
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