ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
A Comparative Study of Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcome in Youth/Adolescent and Adult Onset Schizophrenia
- Ritu Nehra
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, PGIMER,Chandigarh,india - Sandeep Grover
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - Swapnajeet Sahoo
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Abstract
Study suggests that compared to adult onset schizophrenia, patients with youth onset schizophrenia have more deficits in neurocognition, have higher level of disability, poorer socio-occupational functioning and have higher level of self-stigma. Therefore,all efforts must be made to start rehabilitation measures at the earliest in patients with youth onset schizophrenia
Neuropsychology
