Amir H Nikzad, Paul H Lysaker, Kyle S Minor, Bethany Leonhardt, Mark Y Liberman, Jenifer Vohs, Courtney N Wiesepape, Sunny X Tang
{"title":"Evolution of Linguistic Markers of Agency, Centrality and Content During Metacognitive Therapy for Psychosis: A Pilot Exploratory Study.","authors":"Amir H Nikzad, Paul H Lysaker, Kyle S Minor, Bethany Leonhardt, Mark Y Liberman, Jenifer Vohs, Courtney N Wiesepape, Sunny X Tang","doi":"10.1111/eip.13628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) is a form of person-centred psychotherapy that promotes recovery-oriented outcomes by targeting metacognitive capacity. Previous research has shown the feasibility and clinical benefits of MERIT. However, it is not clear whether and how the specific processes targeted by MERIT (e.g., improved sense of agency, self-reflectivity, awareness of others, etc.) are manifested in the patient-therapist communications. In this study, we used natural language processing (NLP) to explore objective linguistic markers of change during MERIT for early psychosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five patients underwent 24 sessions each of MERIT, which were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts underwent NLP to determine the patterns of pronoun use and the frequency of semantic categories related to temporality and mental processing. Mixed linear regressions were used to examine how NLP features evolve over the course of psychotherapeutic sessions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analyses detected shifts in specific language signals over time including (1) changes in patterns of pronoun usage with more active and central first-person plural pronoun (We); (2) transition in temporal focus of speech from past-focus towards present- and future-focus and (3) increased words representing perceptual and cognitive processes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest NLP can objectively quantify meaningful signals consistent with expected subjective changes in MERIT and potentially other psychotherapeutic interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142686218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul A J M de Bont, Birgit Seelen-de Lang, Joyce Maas, Nynke M G Bodde
{"title":"Early Detection of Psychosis in Eating Disorders: Unnecessary or a Useful Addition?","authors":"Paul A J M de Bont, Birgit Seelen-de Lang, Joyce Maas, Nynke M G Bodde","doi":"10.1111/eip.13630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The absence of consensus regarding the presence and interpretation of certain symptoms as indicative of either a psychosis spectrum disorder or an eating disorder (ED) can hinder cooperation amongst treatment programmes for the early detection of psychosis and an ED. This study trans-diagnostically assessed the prevalence and co-occurrence of at-risk mental states for a psychosis (ARMS) or the risk of having an ED (EDr), and it explored the characteristics of ARMS profiles of individuals with an EDr.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional and observational-prevalence study used assessment outcomes from an ED screening instrument (SCOFF), a psychosis prodromal screening questionnaire (PQ16) and a CAARMS interview (to evaluate the possibility of ARMS) with newly admitted outpatients aged 16-35 who were referred for various kinds of non-psychotic disorders from a secondary Mental Health Care Centre in the Netherlands. Data analysis consisted of calculating prevalences, associations amongst variables and conditional probabilities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 736 individuals who were screened, an EDr was identified in 51.2% and 49.0% of the participants who scored high on the PQ16, half of whom also completed the CAARMS interview. The results indicated that 53.0% of the participants were classified as not having ARMS, 28.3% as having ARMS and 18.7% as having a psychosis. EDr patients presented with symptoms of a psychotic spectrum disorder, which included both ED-consistent and ED-inconsistent symptoms. There were relatively frequent endorsements of the two subscale items guilt/punishment and ideas of reference.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>From a trans-diagnostical perspective, the results indicate that collaboration amongst ED programmes and psychosis prevention interventions should be strongly encouraged. Future researchers are encouraged to conduct studies that assess associations amongst and features of psychotic spectrum symptoms in EDs. The unexpectedly high proportion of EDr suggests that a co-morbid ED in other kinds of psychopathology is being overlooked.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth C Thompson, Katherine Visser, Margaret Nail, Hannah R Lawrence, Jeffrey Hunt, Jennifer C Wolff
{"title":"An Exploration of the Co-Occurrence of Hallucinations and Suicidal Mental Imagery Among Psychiatrically Hospitalised Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide.","authors":"Elizabeth C Thompson, Katherine Visser, Margaret Nail, Hannah R Lawrence, Jeffrey Hunt, Jennifer C Wolff","doi":"10.1111/eip.13626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adolescents with psychosis-spectrum symptoms are at particularly high risk for suicide, however, little is known about how suicidal cognitions manifest in this population. Suicidal cognitions can occur as verbal thoughts and/or mental images of suicide, and mental images may be indicative of a higher risk for suicidal behaviours. Suicidal mental imagery could be a salient and important suicide-related risk factor for adolescents with hallucinations in particular, however, the co-occurrence of these phenomena has yet to be studied. In a sample of psychiatrically hospitalised adolescents, we hypothesize that hallucinations will be associated with increased suicidal mental imagery and suicide attempts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This chart review study included data from 219 adolescents admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Adolescents completed an assessment battery probing hallucinations, suicidal cognitions, and suicide attempts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Adolescents with past-month hallucinations had higher rates of past-week suicidal verbal thoughts and suicidal mental imagery, but not suicide attempts, compared to those without hallucinations. Adolescents with hallucinations reported a younger onset of suicidal mental imagery, and they endorsed more frequent imagery. Past-month hallucinations were significantly and positively associated with suicidal mental imagery, beyond the effects of internalising symptoms. Suicidal mental imagery was positively associated with past-week suicide attempts, but past-month hallucinations were not.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings indicate that hallucinations are linked to suicidal mental imagery, an important yet under-studied risk factor for suicidal behaviour. These data highlight the need for more research exploring suicidal mental imagery among high-risk adolescents experiencing hallucinations to inform suicide risk assessment and intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ilana Germanenko, Jelena Vrublevska, Nikita Bezborodovs, Elmars Rancans
{"title":"Internal Validation of the Latvian Version of 16-Item Prodromal Questionnaire in A Help-Seeking Adolescent Population: Psychometric Analysis and Associated Factors.","authors":"Ilana Germanenko, Jelena Vrublevska, Nikita Bezborodovs, Elmars Rancans","doi":"10.1111/eip.13625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The prodromal phase of a psychotic disorder is a period of altered functioning before the onset of the acute state; several interviews have been developed to determine whether individuals present with prodromal symptoms. The 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16) is a screening tool for evaluating those at risk of developing a psychotic disorder. The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Latvian version of the PQ-16 in a sample of help-seeking adolescents referred for diagnostic assessment and look for possible associated socio-demographic and health-related factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study included patients admitted for evaluation between November 2022 and February 2023 in Riga's Children's Clinical University Hospital Child Psychiatry clinic. The data were collected during outpatient consultations by mental health professionals. We used the Latvian translation of PQ-16 and the socio-demographic and health-related factors questionnaire. Data were analysed with IBM SPSS 28; the scale's diagnostic accuracy and internal validity were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study involved 107 adolescents aged 12% to 17%, 80.5% female, with a mean age of 14.98 (CI 14.70-15.26). Socio-demographic data and health-related variables did not significantly differ between the sexes (p > 0.05). The Latvian PQ-16 demonstrated excellent internal reliability with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.890. All 16 items were found to be valid with p < 0.001. A significant number of participants (73.8%) scored above the current cut-off of ≥ 6 with a mean of 9.17 (95% CI 8.41-9.93). Certain socio-demographic factors, such as female gender (p < 0.001), fair school performance (p = 0.048) and recent changes in school performance (p < 0.001), demonstrated a significant association with higher scores. Additionally, there were found significant associations between positive screening and health-related factors such as obstetric complications (p = 0.044), smoking (p = 0.002), alcohol consumption (p = 0.021), history of bullying in school (p < 0.001) and emotional abuse at home (p = 0.011).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Latvian translation of PQ-16 showed high internal reliability and validity levels. Positive PQ-16 screening was associated with female gender, worsened school performance, obstetric complications, substance abuse and experienced emotional violence. The average score of 9.17 positive answers and 73.8% of participants screening positive for attenuated psychotic symptoms is significantly higher than in recent studies under similar conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142603786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expanding Perspectives on Treatment Outcomes in Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis: The Role of Comorbidities and Individual Differences","authors":"Lien-Chung Wei, Kuo-Ping Li","doi":"10.1111/eip.13621","DOIUrl":"10.1111/eip.13621","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":"18 11","pages":"977-978"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142497116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characteristics of Individuals Losing Autism Diagnosis: A Comparative Study With Typically Developing and Autism Spectrum Disorder Individuals.","authors":"Ilayda Barankoglu Sevin, Nurhak Dogan, Nazli Burcu Ozbaran","doi":"10.1111/eip.13617","DOIUrl":"10.1111/eip.13617","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to reveal the characteristics of individuals who have lost an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and to evaluate their current psychiatric diagnoses. Additionally, the study aims to compare individuals who have lost ASD with typically developing (TD) individuals and those with ASD in terms of current psychopathology, functionality and sociodemographic and clinical variables.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included a total of 85 participants aged between 5 and 18, comprising 30 individuals who no longer meet the criteria for ASD (loss of autism diagnosis or LAD), 32 individuals with ASD and 23 TD individuals. While the sociodemographic data form and Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) were completed by the clinician, the Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) were completed by the parents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was found that the LAD group acquired speaking skills earlier, started special education sooner, received preschool education and physical exercise support for a longer duration and exhibited higher mental capacity and lower symptom severity compared to the ASD group. Moreover, 80% of the LAD group had at least one DSM-5 diagnosis. Scores on the ABC and SRS indicated a significant difference, with ASD > LAD > TD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Even if ASD regresses, individuals may still experience residual difficulties and remain at risk for other psychopathologies. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain monitoring and support processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathryn Greenwood, Ruth Chandler, Kirsty Labuschagne, Emmanuelle Peters, Katie Alford, Richard de Visser, Andy Field, Luke Slater, Philippa Garety
{"title":"The Development and Piloting of an Early Youth-Engagement (EYE) Model to Improve Engagement of Young People in First Episode Psychosis Services: A Mixed Methods Study.","authors":"Kathryn Greenwood, Ruth Chandler, Kirsty Labuschagne, Emmanuelle Peters, Katie Alford, Richard de Visser, Andy Field, Luke Slater, Philippa Garety","doi":"10.1111/eip.13623","DOIUrl":"10.1111/eip.13623","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Psychosis is associated with significant health and societal costs. Early intervention in psychosis services (EIP) are highly effective in promoting recovery, yet substantial proportions of young people disengage. The current study aimed to develop and evaluate a novel engagement intervention in EIP services.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative investigation of facilitators and barriers to engagement in 68 first episode psychosis patients, family members and young people, and a Delphi consultation with 27 regional and national youth and psychosis service leads informed the development of the intervention. A mixed-methods feasibility-pilot study then compared engagement outcomes in 298 EIP service users in two cohorts: standard EIP versus standard EIP plus the novel early youth-engagement (EYE) intervention. A qualitative study explored intervention experiences in 22 randomly selected service users, carers and clinicians. A process evaluation explored delivery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Disengagement was 24% in the standard EIP cohort compared to 14.5% in the standard EIP plus EYE intervention cohort. A 95% Bayesian credibility interval revealed a 95% probability that the true reduction in disengagement lay somewhere between 0% and 18%. The number needed to treat was 11, 95% CI [5, 242]. Use of the EYE resources was associated with engagement. Qualitiative feedback supported effects on communication, social network engagement, service user goals, mental health and well-being outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The EYE intervention was designed from a service user, young person and carer perspective. Both qualitative and quantitative data support impacts on engagement. We now need to evaluate effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and implementation in a multi-site randomised controlled trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alice Medalia, Alice M Saperstein, Melanie M Wall, Cale N Basaraba, Iruma Bello, Ilana Nossel, Lisa B Dixon
{"title":"Feasibility and Acceptability of Providing Cognitive Remediation in a Large USA System of Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Psychosis.","authors":"Alice Medalia, Alice M Saperstein, Melanie M Wall, Cale N Basaraba, Iruma Bello, Ilana Nossel, Lisa B Dixon","doi":"10.1111/eip.13624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Multinational treatment guidelines support providing cognitive remediation to people recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, but the feasibility of implementing the treatment on a large scale is less well understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study took place between 2019 and 2023 at 14 clinics within a large network of programs providing early intervention services to people aged 16-30 experiencing nonaffective psychosis. Clinics were randomly assigned to deliver cognitive remediation as twice-weekly clinician-led groups (N = 5), cognitive remediation as once-weekly clinician-led groups with homework (N = 6), or treatment as usual (N = 3). All clinics screened for cognitive health need to guide treatment planning. Clinical teams (N = 11) received training to provide cognitive remediation. Program evaluation data were analysed for feasibility and acceptability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Screening for cognitive health needs was completed on 77% of the 1193 participants enrolled at the 11 clinics offering cognitive remediation. Clinicians identified cognitive difficulties in 53.9% (n = 496) of screened participants and referred 27% (n = 134) of these participants to cognitive remediation. Of referred participants, 77.6% (n = 104) initiated treatment, and n = 41 completed the treatment. The rate of referral was nearly double, and treatment initiation was significantly higher at programs delivering once-weekly (84.3%) than twice-weekly (64.4%) treatment but the difference in the rate of treatment completion was statistically nonsignificant. Satisfaction among treatment completers was high.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Referrals to cognitive remediation required systemic support of a feasible cognitive health screening process. About a quarter of people with clinician-identified cognitive health needs were referred to cognitive remediation. Feasibility data suggest a flexible model of treatment delivery may facilitate implementation in this service setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeineb Abbes, Sana Taleb, Houda Ben Yahia, Hajer Hmidi, Melek Hajri, Selima Jelili, Soumeya Halayem, Ali Mrabet, Joseph Ventura, Asma Bouden
{"title":"Tunisian Adolescents at CHR for Psychosis: A Pilot Study of Cognitive Remediation in a LMIC.","authors":"Zeineb Abbes, Sana Taleb, Houda Ben Yahia, Hajer Hmidi, Melek Hajri, Selima Jelili, Soumeya Halayem, Ali Mrabet, Joseph Ventura, Asma Bouden","doi":"10.1111/eip.13614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Clinical high risk (CHR) youth are known to exhibit cognitive deficits at similar levels to their more severally ill counter parts. Cognitive training (CT) programs offer a promising method for early intervention and the prevention of further cognitive decline in this vulnerable population. However, there are few structured CT intervention programs addressing the needs of CHR youth in LMICs of the Middle East.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a study in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Razi University Hospital. Patients were assessed by trained raters with the \"Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States\" to confirm their CHR status. Cognitive Training (CT) was combined with the Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Remediation (CT-NEAR) as part of a social rehabilitation program. We enrolled 25 CHR patients and examined several domains of cognitive functioning and evaluated daily functioning prior to starting the intervention and after completion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 20 patients who completed the study. The CT-NEAR group (n = 10) completed an average number 28.33 sessions over 12 weeks, which were matched for therapist time with the TAU group (n = 10). We found statistically significant improvements in CT-NEAR versus TAU in several cognitive domains; such as cognitive flexibility, memory-short and long-term, and verbal fluency. Also, CT-NEAR versus TAU patients improved in global functioning.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings indicate that cognitive remediation versus TAU for Tunisian CHR youth is feasible and effective especially in improving cognitive functioning when delivered in a social rehabilitation context (Bridging Group) and extends to global level of functioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cloud-Enabled Mobile-Based Approach for Enhancing Psychosis Cognitive Assessment.","authors":"Shilpa Walia, Neelesh Kumar, Praveen Kumar Khosla, Sandeep Grover","doi":"10.1111/eip.13618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The study aims to assess the feasibility of developing cognitive tools and integrating the cloud-enabled mobile-based technology into routine clinical practice for psychotic patients. Furthermore, it aims to investigate the correlation between the results obtained using developed tools and established clinical measures, offering valuable insights into tools for enhancing the accuracy, efficiency and ease of administration of cognitive evaluation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 160 participants were recruited (83 outpatients with early course of schizophrenia (SZs) and 77 healthy controls [HCs]). The participants were subjected to cognitive assessments, and the data were collected by cognitive assessment digital smart tool (CADST) and PGI memory scale (PGIMS) to assess attention (ATT) and working memory (WM). Outcome measures of these parameters were digit span <sub>(score,time)</sub> for ATT and delayed recall <sub>(score,time)</sub> for WM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total average score in HCs was significantly higher than in SZs for ATT and WM, and CADST was significantly correlated with PGIMS for evaluating ATT and WM. Furthermore, test completion times for ATT and WM were observed more in SZs although most of SZs had achieved scores as high as that of HCs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The potential of CADST as a valuable addition to the conventional cognitive assessment method is highlighted, showing promising feasibility and strong correlations with the established tool. The importance of integrating time parameters suggests broader implications for understanding cognitive function beyond conventional scoring metrics. It demonstrates the effective and accurate approach for large-scale screening of cognitive parameters in public service settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":11385,"journal":{"name":"Early Intervention in Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}