Bridging the gap between schizophrenia and psychotic mood disorders: Relating neurocognitive deficits to psychopathology
Schizophrenia ResearchPublished 11 September 2008Open access
Matthew J. Smith, Deanna M. Barch, John G. Csernansky
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Individuals with schizophrenia and psychotic mood disorders were similar in terms of both the level of impairment in neurocognitive function and psychopathology, as well as in the relationship between the two dimensions of illness.
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Individuals with schizophrenia and psychotic mood disorders were similar in terms of both the level of impairment in neurocognitive function and psychopathology, as well as in the relationship between the two dimensions of illness. These results suggest that schizophrenia and psychotic mood disorders such as schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder with psychotic features are on a neurobiological continuum.
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