Abstract
Social functioning deficits are a core component of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and may emerge years prior to the onset of diagnosable illness. The current study prospectively examines the relation between teacher-rated childhood social dysfunction and later mental illness among participants who were at genetic high-risk for schizophrenia and controls (n=244). The teacher-rated social functioning scale significantly predicted psychiatric outcomes (schizophrenia-spectrum vs. other psychiatric disorder vs. no mental illness). Poor premorbid social functioning appears to constitute a marker of illness vulnerability and may also function as a chronic stressor potentially exacerbating risk for illness.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Schizophrenia Research |
Vol/bind | 151 |
Udgave nummer | 1-3 |
Sider (fra-til) | 270-3 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0920-9964 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2013 |