Autistic traits and cognitive profiles of treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Autistic traits and cognitive profiles of treatment-resistant schizophrenia
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难治性精神分裂症的自闭症特征和认知特征
DOI:
10.1016/j.scog.2020.100186
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发表时间:
2020
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通讯作者:
Iyo Masaomi
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作者:
Nakata Yusuke;Kanahara Nobuhisa;Kimura Atsushi;Niitsu Tomihisa;Komatsu Hideki;Oda Yasunori;Ishikawa Masatomo;Hasegawa Tadashi;Kamata Yu;Yamauchi Atsushi;Inazumi Kazuhiko;Kimura Hiroshi;Iyo Masaomi
The complex pathophysiology of treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) includes severe positive symptoms but also other symptom domains. The overlapping psychological profiles of schizophrenia and autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) are not established. We compared TRS patients (n = 30) with schizophrenia patients in remission (RemSZ, n = 28) and ASD patients (n = 28), focusing on both neurodevelopmental aspects and general and social cognitive impairments. The TRS group performed the worst on general neurocognition (measured by the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery) and social cognition (measured by the theory of mind and emotional expression). The RemSZ group performed the best among the three groups. Regarding autistic traits, all measurements by the Autism-Spectrum Quotient/Autism Screening Questionnaire/Pervasive Developmental Disorder Assessment Rating Scale showed that (1) the ASD patients had the highest autistic traits (2) the TRS patients' scores were less severe than the ASD group's, but (3) the overall trends placed the TRS group between the ASD and the RemSZ group. These findings indicate that TRS patients and remitted patients could have distinctive neurodevelopmental and cognitive profiles. Further, the degrees of social cognitive dysfunction and autistic traits in TRS patients could be close to those of ASD patients, suggesting similarities between TRS and ASD.