Cognitive profiles in childhood and adolescence differ between adult psychotic and affective symptoms: a prospective birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences between verbal and non-verbal cognitive development from childhood to adulthood may differentiate between those with and without psychotic symptoms and affective symptoms in later life. However, there has been no study exploring this in a population-based cohort.

Method

The sample was drawn from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, and consisted of 2384 study members with self-reported psychotic experiences and affective symptoms at the age of 53 years, and with complete cognitive data at the ages of 8 and 15 years. The association between verbal and non-verbal cognition at age 8 years and relative developmental lag from age 8 to 15 years, and both adult outcomes were tested with the covariates adjusted, and mutually adjusted for verbal a

SUBMITTER: Koike S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729848 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature