Premorbid IQ subgroups in first episode non affective psychosis patients: Long-term sex differences in function and neurocognition

Low IQ has been associated with schizophrenia, even to the point of being posited as a possible causal factor for psychosis. However, individuals with normal and high IQ also develop psychotic illnesses. The aim of this study was to characterize premorbid IQ subgroups at first episode of psychosis (FEP).

Source: Schizophrenia Research - December 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rosa Ayesa-Arriola, Esther Seti én-Suero, Karl David Neergaard, Àuria Albacete Belzunces, Fernando Contreras, Neeltje E.M. van Haren, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro Source Type: research