Dysexecutive Behavior in First-Episode Schizophrenia

CONCLUSION: DB is common during first-episode schizophrenia and may be a primary impairment throughout disease progression. The present results inform clinical practice by providing insight into first-episode schizophrenia specific features of dysexecutive behavior. Understanding the associations between executive function tests and dysexecutive behaviors helps to explain the social adjustment disorders associated with schizophrenia. This knowledge may be used to improve diagnostic and therapeutic tools; for example, clarifying the implications of specific DEX and BDSI dimensions could increase the efficacy of individual or familial psychotherapy and cognitive rehabilitation interventions.PMID:37101576 | PMC:PMC10129061
Source: Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research