Contribution of neurocognition to 18-month employment outcomes in first-episode psychosis.

George J KarambelasSue M CottonJohn FarhallEóin KillackeyKelly A Allott

Published in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2017)

Verbal learning and memory, negative symptoms and gender were implicated in duration of employment in first-episode psychosis. The other neurocognitive domains did not significantly contribute to the prediction of vocational outcomes over 18 months. Interventions targeting verbal memory may improve vocational outcomes in early psychosis.

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