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Schizophrenia Research : Cognition
Open Access journal
ISSN (Print) 2215-0013
Published by Elsevier [2573 journals]
- Supported employment among veterans with serious mental illness: the role
of cognition and social cognition on work outcome
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 October 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): L. Felice Reddy , Robert S. Kern
Unemployment is a primary functional deficit for the majority of adults with schizophrenia. Research indicates that over two-thirds of adults living in the community with schizophrenia are unemployed. Despite effective programs to assist with job identification and placement, the ability to attain and maintain employment remains a pressing concern. Neurocognitive functioning is widely acknowledged to be a determinant of work outcome; however, effect sizes tend to be in the small to medium range. The present study sought to further understand the determinants of work outcome among a sample of 104 veterans with schizophrenia enrolled in a supported employment program. A small percentage of veterans in the study got competitive jobs; 53% who secured jobs maintained employment for longer than 6months. Cognition, social cognition, and symptoms were unrelated to job attainment. However, speed of processing and social cognition were significant predictors of work outcomes such as wages and tenure. These findings suggest that cognitive abilities including processing speed and the ability to accurately interpret and respond to social cues are significant determinants of whether individuals with schizophrenia remain employed. The results are discussed in light of current available treatment options and domains to target in synergy with work rehabilitation efforts.
PubDate: 2014-10-17T05:19:48Z
- Cognitive functioning among patients with schizophrenia in a Nigerian
hospital: a comparison with mood disorder
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 October 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Adeniran Olubunmi Okewole , Abiodun Olugbenga Adewuya , Roger Olatokunbo Aderibigbe Makanjuola
Objective The study aimed to investigate correlates of cognition among patients with schizophrenia. Methods Over a three month period, in-patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (n=50) and mood disorders (n=50) were recruited into the study. Both groups of patients were assessed using the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), the Annett Hand Preference Questionnaire (AHPQ) and the Global Assessment of Function Scale (GAF). Patients with schizophrenia were further assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndromes Scale, PANSS and the Clinical Global impression (CGI). The cognitive screen section of SCAN (comprising Verbal Trails Test and Mini Mental State examination, MMSE) and the cognitive factor of PANSS were used to assess cognitive function. Results No differences were found in the cognitive profile of patients with schizophrenia and mood disorder. Among patients with schizophrenia, poor verbal performance was associated with the negative or mixed syndrome (p=0.004), left or mixed handedness (p=0.013), greater illness severity (p=0.030) and lower GAF scores (p=0.039). Poor performance on MMSE correlated with higher total PANSS score (p=0.022) and was also associated with the negative or mixed syndrome (p=0.003) and lack of clinical improvement (p=0.035). Conclusion Patients with the negative or mixed schizophrenia syndrome may suffer more cognitive deficit. Poor verbal performance among patients with schizophrenia may be associated with left or mixed handedness, more severe illness and poor functioning.
PubDate: 2014-10-17T05:19:48Z
- Working memory impairment as an endophenotypic marker of a schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 October 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Sohee Park , Diane C. Gooding
This review focuses on the viability of working memory impairment as an endophenotypic marker of a schizophrenia diathesis. It begins with an introduction of the construct of working memory. It follows with a consideration of the operational criteria for defining an endophenotype. Research findings regarding the working memory performance of schizophrenia and schizophrenia-spectrum patients, first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients and healthy controls, are reviewed in terms of the criteria for being considered an endophenotypic marker. Special attention is paid to specific components of the working memory deficit (namely, encoding, maintenance, and manipulation), in terms of which aspects are likely to be the best candidates for endophenotypes. We examine the extant literature regarding working memory performance in bipolar disorder and major depression in order to address the issue of relative specificity to schizophrenia. Despite some unresolved issues, it appears that working memory impairment is a very promising candidate for an endophenotypic marker of a schizophrenia diathesis but not for mood disorders. Throughout this review, we identify future directions for research in this exciting and dynamic area of research and evaluate the contribution of working memory research to our understanding of schizophrenia.
PubDate: 2014-10-17T05:19:48Z
- Utility of the UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment-Brief Japanese
version: discriminative ability and relation to neurocognition
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 October 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Chika Sumiyoshi , Manbu Takaki , Yuko Okahisa , Thomas L. Patterson , Philip D. Harvey , Tomiki Sumiyoshi
The UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment Brief (the UPSA-B) has been widely used for evaluating functional capacity in patients with schizophrenia. The utility of the battery in a wide range of cultural contexts has been of concern among developers. The current study investigated the validity of the Japanese version of the UPSA-B as a measure of functional capacity and as a co-primary for neurocognion. Sixty-four Japanese patients with schizophrenia and 83 healthy adults entered the study. The Japanese version of the UPSA-B (UPSA-B Japanese version) and the MATRICS Cognitive Consensus Battery Japanese version (MCCB Japanese version) were administered. Normal controls performed significantly better than patients, with large effect sizes for the Total and the subscale scores of the UPSA-B. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the optimal cut-off point for the UPSA-B Total score was estimated at around 80. The UPSA-B Total score was significantly correlated with the MCCB Composite score and several domain scores, indicating the relationship between this co-primary measure and overall cognitive functioning in Japanese patients with schizophrenia. The results obtained here suggest that the UPSA-B Japanese version is an effective tool for evaluating disturbances of daily-living skills linked to cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, providing an identifiable cut-off point and relationships to neurocognition. Further research is warranted to evaluate the psychometrical properties and response to treatment of the Japanese version of the UPSA-B.
PubDate: 2014-10-17T05:19:48Z
- Brief report: The impact of alcohol and cannabis misuse on cognition among
individuals with schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 6 October 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Amber L. Bahorik , Jack R. Cornelius , Srihari S. Bangalore , Christina E. Newhill , Matcheri S. Keshavan , Shaun M. Eack
PubDate: 2014-10-07T02:13:30Z
- Enhanced vulnerability to distraction does not account for working memory
capacity reduction in people with schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 6 October 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Molly Erickson , Britta Hahn , Carly Leonard , Benjamin Robinson , Steven Luck , James Gold
Although working memory impairment has been well-documented among people with schizophrenia (PSZ), the underlying mechanism of this impairment remains unknown. The present study was conducted in a large sample of PSZ and healthy control subjects (HCS) to test the hypothesis that one putative mechanism – vulnerability to distraction from task-irrelevant stimuli – (1) can account for working memory impairment among PSZ, and (2) is associated with other neurocognitive and clinical variables that are highly predictive of functional outcome in schizophrenia. Participants (127 PSZ and 124 HCS) completed a visual change detection task in which a distractor stimulus (mask) was presented on half of the trials during the delay period between sample and test array. PSZ lost proportionately more information from working memory than did HCS, but this effect was small (Cohen's d =0.36–0.38), and large differences between groups in working memory capacity remained when differences in distractibility were factored out. Furthermore, vulnerability to distraction was not strongly associated with any clinical or cognitive variables of interest. These results suggest that, although PSZ may be somewhat more susceptible to distraction than HCS, this impairment is unlikely to be a significant factor accounting for the robust capacity deficits observed in this population.
PubDate: 2014-10-07T02:13:30Z
- Facial emotion recognition impairment is related to disorganisation in
multi-episode schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 30 August 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Anna Comparelli , Antonella De Carolis , Valentina Corigliano , Giada Trovini , Julia Dehning , Simone Di Pietro , Eleonora De Pisa , Silvana Galderisi , Paolo Girardi
The present investigation explores the relationship between facial emotion recognition (FER) and symptom domains in three groups of schizophrenia spectrum patients (43 ultra-high-risk, 50 first episode and 44 multi-episode patients) in which the existence of FER impairment has already been demonstrated. Regression analysis showed that symptoms and FER impairment are related in multi-episode patients, regardless of the illness duration. We suggest that the link between symptoms and FER impairment is involved in the progression of the disease.
PubDate: 2014-09-03T01:39:58Z
- Cognitive predictors of violence in schizophrenia: a meta-analytic review
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 29 August 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Jonathan Reinharth , Graham Reynolds , Charles Dill , Mark Serper
Background Aggression committed by patients with schizophrenia and other serious and persistent mental illnesses represents a major public health concern affecting patients, their families, treating clinicians as well as the community at large. Cortical dysfunction has been implicated as an anatomical correlate of acts of aggression as well as a fundamental feature associated with individuals with schizophrenia (SZ). As a result, examination of neurocognitive deficits may serves as a natural experiment to explore the relationship between cognition and aggression committed by SZ patients. Past studies, however, have yielded inconsistent and complex results regarding the relevance of cognitive impairment to aggressive behavior. Objective Despite a fair number of studies in the literature, there have been no statistical reviews conducted to date examining the association between cognitive deficits and aggression in SZ. The present meta-analytic study examined the relationship between cognitive impairment and SZ acts of aggression. Methods Electronic databases were searched up to April 2013 using the words and word stems "aggress*, psychotic, risk, cognit*, neurocognit*, and neurobiological." The search resulted in 29 studies with independent samples. Information was extracted regarding study sample and methodological characteristics in addition to aggression prediction, and comprehensive meta-analytic procedures were performed. Inter-rater reliability for coding was good to excellent. Results The meta-analysis (4764 participants) demonstrated heterogeneous results, leading to follow-up comparisons. Results revealed that SZ cognitive impairment exerted a significant risk for aggression, across studies with differing methodologies. Global cognitive impairment and lack of insight emerged as significant risk indicators for aggression, accounting for 2% of the variance. Conclusions It was concluded that measurement of patients' global cognitive ability adds incremental variance in the comprehensive assessment and prediction of SZ violence risk.
PubDate: 2014-09-03T01:39:58Z
- The relationship between IQ and performance on the MATRICS consensus
cognitive battery
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 27 August 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Christine Mohn , Kjetil Sundet , Bjørn Rishovd Rund
The associations between IQ and individual tests of neurocognitive function are well studied. However, there is a lack of information as to how IQ relates to performance on neuropsychological test batteries as a whole and in the same individuals. In this study, 250 healthy participants aged 20-69 years were tested with the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) and the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). In correlation analyses, IQ was significantly related to all MCCB scores, except the Social Cognition domain. Hierarchical regression analyses including gender, age, and education confirmed this association. For overall cognitive function, 50% of the variance was explained by IQ and demographic characteristics. For the domains Speed of Processing, Working Memory, Visual and Verbal Learning, IQ explained a larger proportion of the variance than the demographic factors did. The implication is that these domains may provide information of a person's intelligence level.
PubDate: 2014-09-03T01:39:58Z
- Physical performance and disability in schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 27 August 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): M. Strassnig , J. Signorile , C. Gonzalez , P.D. Harvey
Despite 50years of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions, schizophrenia remains one of the leading causes of disability. Schizophrenia is also a life-shortening illness, caused mainly by poor physical health and its complications. The end result is a considerably reduced lifespan that is marred by reduced levels of independence, with few novel treatment options available. Disability is a multidimensional construct that results from different, and often interacting, factors associated with specific types and levels of impairment. In schizophrenia, the most poignant and well characterized determinants of disability are symptoms, cognitive and related skills deficits, but there is limited understanding of other relevant factors that contribute to disability. Here we conceptualize how reduced physical performance interacts with aging, neurobiological, treatment-emergent, and cognitive and skills deficits to exacerbate ADL disability and worsen physical health. We argue that clearly defined physical performance components represent underappreciated variables that, as in mentally healthy people, offer accessible targets for exercise interventions to improve ADLs in schizophrenia, alone or in combination with improvements in cognition and health. And, finally, due to the accelerated aging pattern inherent in this disease – lifespans are reduced by 25years on average – we present a training model based on proven training interventions successfully used in older persons. This model is designed to target the physical and psychological declines associated with decreased independence, coupled with the cardiovascular risk factors and components of the metabolic syndrome seen in schizophrenia due to their excess prevalence of obesity and low fitness levels.
PubDate: 2014-09-03T01:39:58Z
- The evolution of illness phases in schizophrenia: A non-parametric item
response analysis of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 24 April 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Anzalee Khan , Jean Pierre Lindenmayer , Mark Opler , Mary E. Kelley , Leonard White , Michael Compton , Zimeng Gao , Philip D. Harvey
Background The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) assesses multiple domains of schizophrenia. Evaluation of each of these domains was conducted to assess differences in the characteristics of psychopathology and their relative predominance in sub-populations. Method Subjects (N=1,832) with DSM-IV schizophrenia were represented in three sub-populations: First Episodes, n=305, Chronic Inpatients, n=694, and Ambulatory Outpatients, n=833. Nonparametric Item Response Analysis (IRT) was performed with Option Characteristic Curves (OCC), Item Characteristic Curves (ICC), slopes and item biserial correlation. Items were characterized as Very Good, Good, or Weak based on specified operational criteria for item selection. Results First episode patients were represented by negative, disorganized hostility and anxiety. Some negative domain items (Poor Rapport, Passive/Apathetic Social Withdrawal) and most positive domain items were scored as Weak. For chronic inpatients, all items of the anxiety domain and some items of the positive domain (Suspiciousness/Persecution, Stereotyped Thinking, Somatic Concerns) were Weak; for all other domains, items were Very Good or Good. For ambulatory outpatients, most items in the anxiety and hostility domain were scored as Weak. The majority of PANSS items were either Very Good or Good at assessing the overall illness severity: chronic inpatients (73.33%, 22 items), first episodes (60.00%, 18 items), and only 46.67% (14 items) in the ambulatory group. Conclusion Findings confirm differences in symptom presentation and predominance of particular domains in subpopulations of schizophrenia. Identifying symptom domains characteristic of subpopulations may be more useful in assessing efficacy endpoints than total or subscale scores.
PubDate: 2014-04-28T21:18:53Z
- A longitudinal examination of the moderating effects of symptoms on the
relationship between functional competence and real world functional
performance in Schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 26 April 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Michael W. Best , Maya Gupta , Christopher R. Bowie , Philip D. Harvey
Background Many individuals with schizophrenia experience remission of prominent positive symptoms but continue to experience impairments in real world functioning. Residual negative and depressive symptoms may have a direct impact on functioning and impair patients' ability to use the cognitive and functional skills that they possess (competence) in the real world (functional performance). Methods One hundred thirty-six individuals (100 men, 36 women) with schizophrenia were classified as having primarily positive symptoms, primarily negative symptoms, primarily depressive symptoms, or undifferentiated symptom profiles. Performance based measures of cognition and adaptive and interpersonal functional competence were used, along with ratings of real world behavior by high contact clinicians. Assessments were performed at baseline and at an 18-month follow-up. Results The relationships between neurocognition and capacity/performance were not moderated by symptom group ps>.091; neurocognition predicted capacity and performance for all groups ps<.001. The relationship between adaptive competence and adaptive performance was moderated by symptom group, ps<.01, such that baseline competence only predicted future performance ratings for participants with primarily positive or undifferentiated symptoms, and not for individuals with primarily negative or depressive symptoms. This same moderation effect was found on the relationship between interpersonal competence and interpersonal performance, ps<.002. Conclusions Residual negative and depressive symptoms are distinct constructs that impede the use of functional skills in the real world. Depressive symptoms are often overlooked in schizophrenia but appear to be an important factor that limits the use of functional ability in real world environments.
PubDate: 2014-04-28T21:18:53Z
- The course and correlates of everyday functioning in schizophrenia
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 26 March 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Abraham Reichenberg , Concetta Feo , Davide Prestia , Christopher R. Bowie , Thomas L. Patterson , Philip D. Harvey
Previously institutionalized older patients with schizophrenia show changes in cognitive and functional capacity over time. This study examined changes in real-world functioning in a sample of people with schizophrenia who varied in their history of long-term institutionalization and related changes in real world functioning to changes in cognition and functional capacity over the follow-up period. Older patients with schizophrenia (n=111) were examined with assessments of cognitive functioning, functional capacity, clinical symptoms, and everyday functioning. They were then followed up to 45 months and examined up to two times. Mixed-model regression was used to examine changes in real-world functioning in social, everyday living, and vocational domains over the follow-up period and identify potential predictors of change. Everyday functioning worsened over time in all three domains. Although length of longest hospitalization predicted worsening, this influence was eliminated when the course of functional capacity was used to predict the course of everyday functioning. For both vocational and everyday living domains, as well as the composite score on functional status, worsening in performance based measures of everyday functioning and social competence predicted worsening in real world functioning. Changes in negative symptoms further predicted worsening in the everyday living domain. Worsening in everyday functioning is found in people with schizophrenia and those with a history of greater chronicity and severity of illness seem more affected. These influences seem to be expressed through worsening in the ability to perform everyday functional skills. Potential causes of these changes and implications for reducing these impairments are discussed.
PubDate: 2014-04-01T06:15:02Z
- Qualitative analysis of interviews of future non-affective psychotic
disorder patients and non-psychiatric controls: preliminary results
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 20 March 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Katya Rubinstein , Rivka Tuval-Mashiach , Ortal Bhuknik-Atzil , Suzanne Fund , Abraham Reichenberg , Eyal Fruchter , Mark Weiser
Background Previous research has shown that people with psychotic disorders have impaired functioning prior to the onset of the illness. The goal of this study is to obtain a detailed, in depth, analysis of the characteristics of premorbid impairment. Methods In this study we examined summaries of interviews with 20 male adolescents who were later diagnosed with non-affective psychotic disorders and compared them to interviews conducted with 20 matched controls without psychiatric disorders. The current study applied a qualitative analysis, performed in the following stages: each interview was read thoroughly by two blinded raters with no a-priori hypothesis, and then key themes and statements were identified and organized into meaningful domains. Afterwards, the frequency of each item was calculated and comparisons between the groups were performed. Results Future non-affective psychotic disorder patients were more likely to be described as strange or different, be involved in violent behavior, experience difficulties in educational functioning and peer integration, deal with problems in everyday functioning and have an avoidant interpersonal conflict resolution style in comparison with matched controls without psychiatric disorders. In addition, future patients experienced more stressful life events and dealt with these stressors more poorly in comparison with controls. Conclusions The findings of this unique historical-prospective qualitative analysis of interviews performed before the onset of psychosis, confirmed previous findings of premorbid abnormality of future non-affective psychosis patients. Using qualitative analysis enabled obtaining a more in-depth understanding of the real-life experience of the premorbid period among patients with non-affective psychotic disorders.
PubDate: 2014-04-01T06:15:02Z
- Cognition in schizophrenia: Past, present, and future
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 20 March 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Michael F. Green , Philip D. Harvey
Schizophrenia Research: Cognition will serve an important function – a place where interests converge and investigators can learn about the recent developments in this area. This new journal will provide rapid dissemination of information to people who will make good use of it. In this initial article, we comment globally on the study of cognition in schizophrenia: how we got here, where we are, and where we are going. The goal of this first article is to place the study of cognition in schizophrenia within a historical and scientific context. In a field as richly textured as ours it is impossible to hit all the important areas, and we hope the reader will forgive our omissions. Phrased in cognitive terms, our limited presentation of the past is a matter of selective memory, the present is a matter of selective attention, and the future is a matter of selective prospection. This broad introduction emphasizes that cognition in schizophrenia provides clues to pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome. In fact, the study of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia has become wholly intertwined with the study of schizophrenia itself.
PubDate: 2014-04-01T06:15:02Z
- A novel, online social cognitive training program for young adults with
schizophrenia: A pilot study
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 March 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Mor Nahum , Melissa Fisher , Rachel Loewy , Gina Poelke , Joseph Ventura , Keith H. Nuechterlein , Christine I. Hooker , Michael F. Green , Michael M. Merzenich , Sophia Vinogradov
Background Pervasive social cognition deficits are evident early in the course of schizophrenia and are directly linked to functional outcome, making them an important target for intervention. Here, we tested the feasibility of use, and initiated the evaluation of efficacy, of a novel, neuroplasticity-based online training program (SocialVille) in young adults with schizophrenia. Methods Schizophrenia patients (n=17) completed 24 hours of online SocialVille game play either from home or at a clinic, over a 6–10 week period. We examined training feasibility, gains on the SocialVille exercises relative to matched healthy controls (n=17), and changes on measures of social cognition, social functioning, global functioning and motivation. Results Subjects adhered to training requirements, and rated SocialVille in the medium to high range in satisfaction, enjoyment, and ease of use. Subjects demonstrated significant, large improvements on the speeded SocialVille tasks, and small to moderate improvements on the working memory tasks. Post-training performance on the SocialVille tasks were similar to initial performance of the healthy controls. Subjects also showed improvements on standard measures of social cognition, social functioning, and motivation. No improvements were recorded for emotion recognition indices of the MSCEIT, or on quality of life scales. Conclusion This study provides an initial proof of concept for online social cognition training in schizophrenia. This form of training demonstrated feasibility and resulted in within-subject gains in social functioning and motivation. This pilot study represents a first step towards validating this training approach; randomized controlled trials, now underway, are designed to confirm and extend these findings.
PubDate: 2014-04-01T06:15:02Z
- Virtual reality functional capacity assessment in schizophrenia:
Preliminary data regarding feasibility and correlations with cognitive and
functional capacity performance
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 March 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Stacy A. Ruse , Philip D. Harvey , Vicki G. Davis , Alexandra S. Atkins , Kolleen H. Fox , Richard S.E. Keefe
Introduction Assessment of functional capacity is an intrinsic part of determining the functional relevance of response to treatment of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. Existing methods are highly and consistently correlated with performance on neuropsychological tests, but most current assessments of functional capacity are still paper and pencil simulations. We developed a computerized virtual reality assessment that contains all of the components of a shopping trip. Methods We administered the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT) to 54 healthy controls and to 51 people with schizophrenia to test its feasibility. Dependent variables for the VRFCAT included time to completion and errors on 12 objectives and the number of times that an individual failed to complete an objective. The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) and a standard functional capacity measure, the UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment-Brief (UPSA-B), were administered to the patients with schizophrenia. Results Patients with schizophrenia performed more poorly than healthy controls on 10/11 of the time variables, as well as 2/12 error scores and 2/12 failed objectives. Pearson correlations for 7 of 15 VRFCAT variables with MCCB composite scores were statistically significant. Conclusion These results provide support for the possibility of computerized functional capacity assessment, but more substantial studies are required.
PubDate: 2014-04-01T06:15:02Z
- Economic considerations of cognition and functional outcomes in patients
with schizophrenia: A systematic literature review
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 18 February 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Nicolas Furiak , Amy Duhig , Julie Myers , Amber Pitts , Steven Hass , Robert Klein
Background The primary focus of research in schizophrenia has been on the positive symptoms, with findings that clearly establish their economic burden. More recently, research has expanded to focus on another core symptom of schizophrenia, namely cognitive impairments. While this work has established the adverse impact of cognitive impairments associated with schizophrenia (CIAS) on functional outcomes, their relationship to the economic impact of schizophrenia has not been systematically evaluated. Objective The aim of this research was to perform a systematic literature review identifying evidence that evaluates: 1) the economic impact of CIAS and its treatments, including health-state utilities, and 2) the economic evidence associated with improvements in the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS) Consensus Cognitive Battery and the University of California Performance Skills Assessment (UPSA). Method A systematic search of articles published from January 1999–April 2013 was conducted. Studies reporting direct costs, indirect costs, and quality of life impacts of CIAS and costs of CIAS interventions were reviewed. Results Forty-three studies met inclusion criteria. Twenty-four focused on indirect costs (work-related outcomes) associated with cognitive impairments and 14 studies included residential status outcomes. Four studies concentrated on the direct cost of cognitive remediation therapy. Three studies reported quality of life outcomes, but none used health-state utilities. Eight studies focused on the UPSA and its relationship to community outcomes. Only two studies were cost-effectiveness analyses. Conclusions Despite the growing scientific literature relating CIAS to adverse outcomes, the translation of outcomes into economic outcomes is seldom reported. Should novel pharmacotherapies and/or psychosocial treatments require reimbursement from health authorities and/or other payers, many gaps warrant attention in order to demonstrate the economic value of these therapies.
PubDate: 2014-04-01T06:15:02Z
- The course of vocational functioning in patients with schizophrenia:
Re-examining social drift
Abstract: Publication date: Available online 12 February 2014
Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition
Author(s): Gabriela Vargas , Martin Strassnig , Samir Sabbag , Felicia Gould , Dante Durand , Laura Stone , Thomas L. Patterson , Philip D. Harvey
Vocational functioning is markedly impaired in people with schizophrenia. In addition to low rates of employment, people with schizophrenia have been reported to be underachieved compared to other family members. Among the causes of this vocational impairment may be cognitive deficits and other skills deficits, as well as social factors impacting on opportunities for employment. In this study, we examined two separate samples of people with schizophrenia who differed in their educational and social backgrounds. We compared personal and maternal education in people with schizophrenia attending an outpatient rehabilitation facility (n = 57) or receiving outpatient services at a VA medical center (n = 39). The sample as a whole showed evidence of decline in vocational status from their best job to their most recent job. Patients attending a rehabilitation facility had completed less education than their mothers, while the VA patients completed more. Differences between personal and maternal education predicted the difference in status between best and latest jobs in the sample as a whole. VA patients were more likely to be living independently and performed better on a measure of functional capacity than the rehabilitation sample. These data implicate vocational decline in schizophrenia and also suggest that this decline may originate prior to the formal onset of the illness. At the same time, vocational outcomes appear to be related to social opportunities.
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1. Would you create more ships with Asgard plasma beam weapons? Daedalus was upgraded with them, and Apollo too. Tau'ri need something adequate for destroing wraith hiveships and battlecruisers.
2. Why on Odyssey it is ability, not one of weapons? It's rate of fire much lower then we saw in show.
And your mod a bit overloaded with units and have strange and hard to understand mechanic. No offense, you advertise your mod on other's mod page, and this is looks bad.
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Imperium of Mankind? Burn the heretic, kill the mutant, purge the unclean.
Well, in your mod you have many useless units (like ton of variants of speeders, infantry, fighters and spacecrafts), and making companies like that is a way to use them, not just read description in GC.
On a beer, for example...
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No balance... as always. Also no sense completing same missions again and again with difference units.
Why now? Have experience, have no time=(
Somethig strange, but I CAN play internet games. Maybe cuz i bought it via Steam? Btw, played standart EAW, with cutted hyperwindows and some effects and models from TPC. Also added Destiny=) Here demonstration: Youtube.com
I will disappoint you, but SG-1, Atlantis and Universe will be ignored, no Ancients, no Milky Way stargate network, not Carter and Teal'c, no Sheppard and many others, no Asgards, no Goa'ulds, no many other thing. Just because Roland Emmerich does not recognize any things was created after movie, just because that wasn't created like he want. Sad but true...
It looks like some energy weapon, but not like high velocity EM projectile weapon. Bad choose.
Using Gameranger or Tunngle with Battlefields? Are you crazy? LAN isn't support any unlocks and accounts, and without this this games become ********.
I think need a restriction for some ships due to it's size (like dreadnought-classes, heavy cruisers or star destroyers). Its not fun when ship with maximum size of boarding party of 100 peoples can defeat even star destroyer imperial 1's crew of 27500 people.
Will be russian version of your mod?
Are you have lighter version of your mod in plans? I know, you want include everything, but 70% of units not using (ex. i can build Defender cruiser from clone wars for 4500 and Mandator II for 12000. And what will be my chose?). It's just my opinion, but maybe it will be useful.
Spino, will you create any mod for SWEAW or will continue creating different reviews?
someone tell how make it work with Hamachi
It's like scripted GC?
Maybe I blind, but i can't see difference between old and new. Probably they become longer and wider?
For Sega? For corporation or some console i don't know?
Have you planned to create MB2-like melee system?
Ccccombo breaker!
It reminds me G'Quan-class ships.
У них эффект невидимости включен, они прозрачные, другой ракурс не даст ничего.
Dark Angels? First i readed Dark Ages, hope some time or other see it.
It's not your video, isn't? I can remember I saw it on youtube, but it was banned for using Linkin Park song. F*cking copyrighters.
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Mike Davis, Bay Search and Rescue's Training Officer, said "The rescue shows the importance of checking the tide times before venturing onto the coast, luckily the tide was a fairly low one and the couple have been safely recovered to the shore."
This incident was the rescue team's 27th incident of the year.
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Mayor Tom Henry, Councilman Glynn Hines, Councilman John Shoaff and I led the recent effort to oppose City Council Republicans from ending our collective bargaining system for most city employees.
This is a system that had been in place for 40 years and had brought positive reforms to the old political patronage system, brought dignity to the workplace for thousands of city employees, and saved taxpayers money because of a more highly skilled and efficient workforce.
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Throughout this entire process, the council super-majority rejected repeated calls from Henry, council Democrats, taxpayers and business leaders for a comprehensive study of the issue. Instead, the ordinance to end collective bargaining was rushed through without ample public input or sufficient data to support the position.
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East Islip Animal Hospital has been serving the community for over 20 years. We strive to provide affordable veterinary service and excellent customer care. We want to make you feel comfortable and at home each time you come in for a visit. Your pet's health is our top priority—that's why we provide
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Musical Journey: Córdoba and Andalusia
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Hesperia Cordoba Hotel, Cordoba
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Spain: A Musical Visit to Madrid, La Mancha and Córdoba
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Live in Córdoba (Live Recording/Mixed by John Digweed) -John Digweed
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Advantages: The Mezquita, the Jewish Quarter, the history
Disadvantages: The heat
...Arriving in Córdoba, it's difficult not to be impressed as the Mezquita looms large on the horizon. This magnificent former Mosque is now the city's Cathedral and undoubtedly, its most famous attraction and landmark. This was probably the main reason we were visiting the city, and we had booked accommodation at the Hotel Maimonides, literally feet from the Mezquita.
CÓRDOBA has a long...
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Advantages: The Location
Disadvantages: The midgies
...This wasn't our first visit to Cordoba. We'd been there a few years ago and had stayed right in the heart of the old town across the street from the Mezquita, which was nice.
So, this time we decided to stay at a different hotel.
Parking is practically non-existent in the old town, so if you're arriving by car (which we were), and you don't intend to drive around the mainly pedestrianized area...
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Cordoba - a very Moorish city
Advantages: Plenty to see and do, great seafood
Disadvantages: Gets terribly hot in summer, not cheap
...Cordoba is a city I felt I knew even before I'd been; that's probably because it is home to some well-known historical sites and is a city that has made a big contribution to Spanish culture, most notably through the art of flamenco dancing and music. It is a city with a reputation of hot days and hot nights and there is nowhere that better encapsulates the many cultures that have contributes to...
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Waimea Bay House Rental Photos and Description
3 bedrooms with 3 bathrooms
Serendipitous Zen on the North Shore of Oahu
Exotic woods and natural stone accents our custom home inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's 1938 Jester house. Most rooms are entirely circular. The spacious interior is perfect for yoga, meditation, writing, acoustic music making. The elevated balconies lift the spirits with panoramic garden and ocean views. The property is 1.5 acres of environmentally friendly grounds with pockets of wilderness, tropical plantings and an orchid grotto nestled in the banyan tree. The BEDROOM SUITES have queen size round beds and private baths. Bathrooms are tiled in slate with open showers. In keeping with the natural elements of the house, all linens are of fine cotton quality. Plan to cook in and enjoy the warmth of our wooded DINING ROOM. The LIVING ROOM features a sweeping circular sofa where you can lounge and enjoy ocean views or watch a movie. Furnishings are mostly built in accented with mid century designer pieces and Asian antiques.
UPDATE 2012: During the winter 2011-12 the house received extensive exterior and interior renovations including restorations of the west columns and roof repairs. The interior venetian plaster was renewed in the living room, hallways and kitchen. We strive to maintain an understated elegance defined by simplicity, mid century modernity and minimalism. Current guest reviews are featured on our web site at www.HouseOfSacredCircles.com.
We are a short walk to one of the most private beaches on the North Shore (500 feet to Keiki Beach) and a surf break away from world famous Pipeline. You will cross the bike path on the way to the beach. The bike path is safe for children and stretches from Waimea Bay to Sunset Beach.
Less than 5 miles away is Haleiwa town, a combination of Hawaiian country charm and regional arts and crafts. You will find Balinese goods, Brazilian bikinis, fresh leis, local art work, dress shops, black pearls, skateboard and surf shops representing the Hawaiian style and much more. Restaurants are casual and geared to early dining. The Coffee Gallery cafe serves fresh Hawaiian coffee and Celestial Foods is the place to find locally grown organics. You can also find fresh produce at The Country Market on Saturday mornings at Sunset Beach Elementary School (less than a mile away)....Our property is central to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Waimea Falls Park, across from the bay, is an 1800 acre nature park and you can swim in the water falls....At the top of the Park on the hill you will find Puu O Mahuka Heiau, Oahu's largest ancient temple ruin that covers nearly 2 acres. Today it is still recognized and protected as a historical landmark.
Concerning children: Due to the use of large panes of glass in the doors, concrete stairways, high balconies and stone ledges, the house may not be suitable for young children. However older children will find the garden delightful. On the property there are pockets of wilderness, wonderful for exploring; there is a sacred grove of gnarly old trees (beware of thorns), rocks and boulders for climbing, flowers for gazing, all alive for the imaginative. Layout of the bedrooms at the south (master suite) and north (blue suite and green room) poles of the house provides privacy. Additional photos at www.HouseOfSacredCircles.com.
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GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Hodgell Gallery
Date: August 11, 2010
by: Stephanie Hannum | Black Tie Editor
What's new: "What is new is that we have added two new gallery spaces at our gallery," says gallery owner Brian O'Connell. "We have 45 artists and we continually change our exhibitions."
Local artists represented: The Hodgell Gallery specializes in glass art sculpture, and there are no local artists specializing in glass art. In mixed media, its best-selling local artist is Brian Miller.
The gallery's hottest new artist: "This winter season, our most successful exhibitions featured artwork by Latchezar Boyadjiev, Jose Chardiet, Kathleen Mulcahy and Sally Rogers," says O'Connell.
The gallery's most established artists: The Hodgell Gallery represents 45 artists, with the majority having artwork in the permanent collections of 10 or more museums. "All of our artists have exhibited extensively and they are well represented in corporate collections," O'Connell says.
What the gallery looks for in an artist: "Our gallery is market driven," says O'Connell. "Our clients request us to exhibit specific artists so that they may acquire the artist's work. We have 110 households who are members of the local Southwest Florida Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. Each household has collected from 30 to 300 sculptures over the past 20 years."
Modern misconceptions: "Most people do not realize the difficulties involved in display, shipping and installation," O'Connell says. "Also, the art market is very dynamic. It is good business to feature new artists each and every year, because we have the same base of collectors who are buying most of the artwork."
The kind of art found in their own home: Glass and more glass — with excellent lighting.
Why we're cut out for this business: "You have to be service oriented," says O'Connell. "The more you give to your clients the more successful you will be."
What makes our job fulfilling: "It is very fulfilling when the client connects with a sculpture," said O'Connell. "Their face lights up and they thank me for having what they want."
Current show: "Bling" by Kate Lowman is on display through the summer.
Owners: Katherine and Brian O'Connell (since 1989)
Year established: Hodgell-Hartman Gallery established in 1976
Address: 46 Palm Avenue South, Sarasota
Phone: 366-1146
Summer hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
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How many pairs of Nike Air Max 90s do y'all have? Arguably the most popular Air Max ever somehow manages to keep itself fresh with these new colorways, even when they're just a few shades of blue away from originals – like this new Blue colorway that shares some DNA with the recently relaunched "Laser Blue" Retro. Using a clean combo of Light Bone and Stone Grey, this Nike Air Max 90 Essential also makes use of a light canvas-like material on the toe-b0x and the ankle lining for that OG taste. JDSports has these available right now so check out the multiple angles below and let us know just how many 90s are in your collection.
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Hampstead NH Real Estate Market Report
Inventory is down 20.0% over a year ago, December. 2012 vs December 2013. It is up 16.7% over a month ago. Inventory is down 25.0% from October through December of this year as compared to last year.
Pending Home Sales Up Again
Pending sales are up 20.0% over a month ago and it is also up 50.0 % over a year ago and no change over the last 3 months compared to the same three months a year ago. That would be October, November and December.
Home Sales Down
Homes sales are down 14.3% from a year ago, There were 7 homes sold in December of 2012 and 6 sold in December of 2013. Sales were up 25.0% from October to December of this year compared to October to December of 2012. Sales stayed the same from November of 2013 to December of 2013. 6 Sales in November and in December of 2013.
The average active sales price in Hampstead for December was $295,000 and the average sold price was $275,000. Average days on market in December were 104 days compared to 65 in November, and 82 in October. The average dollar per square foot price was $146.00 in December. $120.00 was in November and $118.00 in October.
All in all the Hampstead real estate market seems to be steady but inventories are still down compared to years past.
If you are looking to buy a home in Hampstead, NH see Hampstead NH real estate for sale below.
See all Real estate for sale in the town or city of Hampstead.
(all data current as of 11/26/2014)
$299,900 : 4 Ashford, Hampstead3 beds, 3 baths
$199,900 : 378 Emerson Ave, Hampstead4 beds, 2 baths
$243,000 : 66 Ells Road, Hampstead2 beds, 2 baths
$429,900 : 55 Spring Brook Drive, Hampstead4 beds, 3 baths
$349,900 : 10 Russet Lane, Hampstead4 beds, 2 baths
$214,900 : 493 Main, Hampstead3 beds, 2 baths
$219,900 : 10 Tewksbury Rd, Hampstead3 beds, 2 baths
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The pool, delicious mojito's and a private dinner!
... strawberry cheesecake. Bryce and I looked at each other a little worried due to our last run in with strawberry cheesecake but this looked much better. I took the first bite and it was insanely good. Better then cheesecake should taste. yuum. We both ate them all up. After finishing our wine we tipped Mario and Raul and left the restaurant. We walked along the beach and noticed couples set up with a dinner on the beach. We walked back to our room and went to sleep.
... condo and instantly we were in heaven. It actually reminded me so much of Bali in so many ways. It was far more built up and touristy than Tulum, and the beach was no where near as pristine (but still beautiful) but we were checking into a penthouse in Mexico so we clearly we didn't mind. On arrival our room wasn't quite ready as we were far to early for the suggested check in time, so they sent us to the beach club for a cocktail while we waited. What a ...
Goodbye Cozumel
... hate window shopping. We looked in Bershka but they didn't have anything and then I spotted Pull & Bear. True enough the coat I wanted wasn't in the sale but as I wet and getting cold I thought a sensible purchase was a necessity, so I brought a lovely cream hoodie with a gold zip up the front. Practical and warm with a hood to keep me dry, and for once Mike agreed with my reasoning behind the purchase. Instead of selling the usual tourist tat ...
Touring Mexico
... There were sand sculptures and performers in the town square and a huge restaurant/shopping district that seemed to go on forever. We found a good restaurant and dined on the sidewalk. We were serenaded several times, met a monkey and enjoyed the great people people watching. After a few hours of wondering around we caught a taxi back to our hotel.
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... a swim in the cold fresh water! Then it was lunch (tacos) and then on to Chichen Itza! A very very hot walk around (Karina said she almost died!?) with the tour guide to learn about the Mayans. Still a lot to be discovered. The majority of the Mayan (other Mexican cultures aswell) buildings, documents and history was destroyed by the Spanish when they invaded/overran in the 1800s. They thought it as 'black magic'. A walk around a few tombs, alters, human ...