Secondary Sources of Negative Symptoms in Those Meeting Criteria for a Clinical High-Risk Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Negative symptoms are diagnostic characteristics of schizophrenia. They can result from primary (i.e., idiopathic) or secondary (i.e., due to other factors such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, disorganization, medication effects) features of the illness. Although secondary sources of negative symptoms are prevalent among individuals meeting criteria for clinical high-risk syndromes that are due to high rates of comorbidity, the extent to which secondary sources account for variance in negative symptom domains is unknown. Addressing this gap is an important step in informing vulnerability models and treatments for negative symptoms. This study aimed to investigate secondary sources of negative symptoms in those meeting criteria for a clinical high-risk syndrome (N</

SUBMITTER: Gupta T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8996819 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature