An extensive literature regarding gender differences relevant to several aspects of
schizophrenia is nowadays available. It includes some robust findings as well as some …

The early conceptualizations of schizophrenia have noted some sex/gender differences in
epidemiology and clinical expression of the disorder. Over the past few decades, the interest …

Background Identifying baseline predictors of the long-term course of cognitive functioning
in schizophrenia spectrum disorders is important because of associations between cognitive …

Background. Premorbid adjustment (PA) abnormalities in psychotic disorders are associated
with an earlier age at onset (AAO) and unfavorable clinical outcomes, including treatment …

Recently emerging evidence indicates accelerated age-related changes in the structure and
function of the brain in schizophrenia, raising a question about its potential consequences …

Psychotic patients with a lifetime history of cannabis use generally show better cognitive
functioning than other psychotic patients. Some authors suggest that cannabis-using …

Objective: The establishment of childhood adversities as risk factors for non-affective
psychosis has derived a need to consider alternative interpretations of several psychosis …

Objective: It has been shown that men with a longstanding psychotic disorder have worse
clinical and functional outcomes than women. Our objectives were to examine whether …

When compared to women, men have a higher incidence of schizophrenia, with increases in
negative and cognitive symptoms, and an overall poorer disease course. Schizophrenia is …

Childhood trauma is a recognised risk factor for schizophrenia. It has been proposed that
childhood trauma interferes with normal neurodevelopment, thereby establishing a …