Cognitive decline and impairment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders reconsidered.

Background: This study applied an algorithm developed to identify schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients with probable decrements between estimated premorbid and current cognitive ability (Keefe et al., 2005). Cognitive trajectories and associated functional status were examined in patients and control participants.

An ecologically sensitive measure of executive cognition (the Breakfast Task) improves prediction of functional outcome in schizophrenia.

Previous work has found that the Breakfast Task (BT), a computerized, ecologically informed executive ability measure, is sensitive to group differences in aging, acquired brain injury, and Parkinson's disease. We investigated whether this measure improves the prediction of functional status over and above standard measures of general intellectual ability, relationship perception, life skills, and symptom severity in individuals with schizophrenia. Regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the joint and incremental validity of the BT in predicting functional disability scores on the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale (WHODAS 2.

"You can't touch this": Delivery of inpatient neuropsychological assessment in the era of COVID-19 and beyond.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis that has created sudden and unique challenges within the field of clinical neuropsychology. Adapting neuropsychology services using teleneuropsychology models (e.g.