Negative symptoms in youths with psychosis spectrum features: complementary scales in relation to neurocognitive performance and function.
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SUBMITTER: Gur RE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4512843 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
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Negative symptoms in youths with psychosis spectrum features: complementary scales in relation to neurocognitive performance and function.
Gur Raquel E RE March Mary M Calkins Monica E ME Weittenhiller Lauren L Wolf Daniel H DH Turetsky Bruce I BI Gur Ruben C RC
Schizophrenia research 20150617 1-3
<h4>Background</h4>Negative symptoms in schizophrenia are related to impaired functioning. The presence of negative symptoms in early phases of psychosis in individuals at clinical risk is receiving increased attention.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated comprehensively a sample of 92 young people (age range 15-25) applying the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS), adapted for youth. Individuals at clinical high risk (CHR, n=29) were compared to individuals with schizophrenia (SZ ...[more]
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