Definition, assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia: expert opinion and practical recommendations

A Vita, S Barlati, R Cavallaro, A Mucci, MA Riva… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
A considerable proportion of patients with schizophrenia perform below population norms
on standardized neuropsychological tests, and the performance of those performing within …

Integrating neuropsychological research on autism and psychosis to improve clinical outcomes

R Schalbroeck, JH Foss-Feig, A Jutla… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Although the clinical phenotypes of autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders are
considered distinct, there are substantial areas of overlap between both diagnoses. The two …

Psychosocial functioning in the balance between autism and psychosis: evidence from three populations

A Abu-Akel, SJ Wood, R Upthegrove, K Chisholm… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Functional impairment is a core feature of both autism and schizophrenia spectrum
disorders. While diagnostically independent, they can co-occur in the same individual at …

Associations between theory of mind and clinical symptoms in recent onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders

A Cayouette, É Thibaudeau, C Cellard, MA Roy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction People with schizophrenia often present with Theory of mind (ToM) deficits, and
the link between these deficits and clinical symptoms remains to be refined, for instance …

Assessment and correlates of autistic symptoms in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders measured with the PANSS Autism Severity Score: A systematic review

G Nibbio, S Barlati, I Calzavara-Pinton… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are
considered separate entities, but the two spectra share important similarities, and the study …

Autistic symptoms in schizophrenia: impact on internalized stigma, well-being, clinical and functional characteristics

S Barlati, G Nibbio, D Morena, P Cacciani… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) symptoms and internalized stigma (or self-stigma) can
have a negative impact on cognitive and functional outcomes in people living with …

[HTML][HTML] Autistic symptoms and clinical features of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis and first-episode psychosis

H Komatsu, Y Sato, K Tomimoto, G Onoguchi… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Autistic symptoms in schizophrenia are reportedly associated with cognitive and
social functions. However, few studies have investigated the association between autistic …

Assessing the diametrical model of schizotypal and autistic traits in emotion recognition and social functioning in a community sample

L Fan, C Springfield, H Klein, RA Ackerman… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Some research suggests that schizotypal and autistic traits can produce
opposing effects on the mentalizing domain of social cognition. Although such findings …

Theory of mind and stereotypic behavior promote daily functioning in patients with schizophrenia

M Bechi, A Abu-Akel, G Agostoni… - Australian & New …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Functional disruption is a main feature of schizophrenia and still represents a
major treatment challenge. A more in-depth identification of functional predictors is crucial …

Autistic symptoms in unaffected first-degree relatives of people with schizophrenia: results from the Italian Network for Research on Psychoses multicenter study

A Vita, S Barlati, G Deste, A Rossi, P Rocca… - European …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAutistic symptoms represent a frequent feature in schizophrenia spectrum
disorders (SSD). However, the prevalence and the cognitive and functional correlates of …