Course of Cognitive Development From Infancy to Early Adulthood in the Psychosis Spectrum.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most patients with psychotic disorders experience severe cognitive impairment, but the onset and course of this impairment remain unclear. Moreover, the course of cognitive functions in other psychiatric conditions remains largely unexamined.

Objective

To chart the course of general and specific cognitive functions in individuals with psychotic disorders, psychotic experiences, and depression.

Design, setting, and participants

The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a prospective cohort study comprising all live births between April 1, 1991, and December 31, 1992, in Avon, England. The dates of analysis were September 2015 to July 2016. Participants who underwent cognitive testing at ages 18 months and 4, 8, 15, and 20 years and psyc

SUBMITTER: Mollon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5885954 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature