Table 3 Mean and standard deviation (s.d.) for illness duration (years from onset of first psychotic episode), cognitive function assayed by the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS)58, and overall severity of symptom dimensions assayed by the PANSS structured clinical interview34,59.

From: Distinct alterations in probabilistic reversal learning across at-risk mental state, first episode psychosis and persistent schizophrenia

 

Female

Male

All TRS Patients

Illness duration (years)

28.00 (8.60)

24.28 (8.56)

24.65 (8.53)

BACS z-score59

− 1.26 (2.14)

− 1.37 (1.42)

−  1.36 (1.46)

PANSS Negative Symptoms Total

9.50 (3.54)

17.91 (7.80)

12.15 (10.31)

PANSS Positive Symptoms Total

12.00 (7.07)

12.05 (4.38)

12.04 (4.44)

PANSS General Symptoms Total

12.00 (13.86)

19.13 (13.68)

26.39 (6.52)

PANSS Disorganization Factor**

9.50 (2.12)

15.64 (4.55)

15.13 (4.70)

  1. *Lower BACS z-score corresponds to more severe cognitive impairment in TRS.
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