Pathways to emotional dysfunction in first-episode psychosis

Pathways to emotional dysfunction in first-episode psychosis.

Preserved emotional memory modulation in first episode psychosis

Although patients with schizophrenia have severe memory impairments and emotional deficits, studies investigating emotional memory modulation (EMM) in schizophrenia show contradictory results, possibly due to methodological differences and small group size. We investigated whether impaired EMM is already present in First Episode Psychosis (FEP) and whether impairments in EMM are task or stimulu...

Duration of untreated psychosis and pathways to care in patients with first-episode psychosis in Iran.

AIM This is the first study on the duration of untreated psychosis and pathways to care among patients with first-episode psychosis in Iran as a developing country. METHODS Ninety-one patients with a first episode of non-organic psychosis admitted to a university-affiliated psychiatric hospital in Iran were assessed for duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), pathways to care and mode of onset...

Cognitive dysfunction in first-episode psychosis: the processing speed hypothesis.

BACKGROUND Speed of processing is a cognitive process underlying cognitive dysfunction in people with chronic schizophrenia. AIMS To investigate the contribution of speed of processing to the cognitive deficits observed in a representative large sample with first-episode schizophrenia. METHOD People with a diagnosis of first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (n=26) and healthy contro...

Sexual dysfunction in people with prodromal or first-episode psychosis.

BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunction is common in psychotic disorder but it is not clear whether it is intrinsic to the development of the illness or secondary to other factors. AIMS To compare sexual function in people at ultra-high risk (UHR) of a psychotic disorder, patients with first-episode psychosis predominantly taking antipsychotic drugs and healthy volunteers. METHOD Sexual function was ...