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Cognitive deterioration and duration of untreated psychosis
Author(s) -
Gaynor Keith,
Dooley Barbara,
Lawlor Elizabeth,
Lawoyin L. Richard,
O'Callaghan Eadbhard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00121.x
Subject(s) - dup , psychosis , cognition , psychology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , clinical psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene duplication , gene
Aim: To examine the relationship between cognitive deterioration and the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in a first‐episode psychosis sample. Method: We assessed a consecutive sample of first‐episode psychosis participants ( N = 50) with measures of cognitive deterioration and DUP. Results: Using correlations and stepwise linear regressions, we found strong relationships between DUP and measures of cognitive deterioration. Conclusions: The length of DUP predicted cognitive deterioration. These results highlight a potential DUP grace period (>6 months) in which significant cognitive deterioration may be averted.