Neuropsychological Performance Over Time in People at High Risk of Developing Schizophrenia and Controls

Neuropsychological assessments of relatives of schizophrenics have shown subtle impairments in verbal memory, executive and intellectual function, which are stable in those beyond the age of maximum risk for the disorder. We sought to: (1) determine baseline neurocognitive predictors of psychosis, and (2) compare performance over time between relatives within the age of maximum risk, and controls.(1) and (2) were examined in 118 individuals at...