Cognitive-perceptual deficits and symptom correlates in first-episode schizophrenia

Conclusions: Form perception is associated with positive symptoms and impairment in executive function during acute psychosis. These findings suggest that there may be clinical value in including sensory-perceptual processing tasks in cognitive remediation and social cognitive training programmes for schizophrenia patients.
Source: South African Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research