Prevalence of neurocognitive deficits in patients with first-episode schizophrenia in an African sample and its relationship with dimensions of psychopathology and psychosocial outcome

Prevalence of neurocognitive deficits in patients with first-episode schizophrenia in an African sample and its relationship with dimensions of psychopathology and psychosocial outcome

Abstract Background Current evidence supports the idea that neurocognitive deficits (NCD) constitute a core dimension of schizophrenia. Studies on longitudinal changes in neurocognition among neuroleptic-naive first-episode schizophrenia (FES) from Africa are uncommon. We aimed to highlight the prev...

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Main Authors: Onyekachi Kingsley Ugwuonye, Justus Uchenna Onu, Theclar Ogochukwu Iyidobi, Jude Uzoma Ohaeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Neurocognition
First-episode
Schizophrenia
Africans
Healthy control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06315-9
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