Protective Factors Predict Resilient Outcomes in Clinical High-Risk Youth with the Highest Individualized Psychosis Risk Scores
Cadenhead K, Addington J, Bearden C, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Walker E, Woods S. Protective Factors Predict Resilient Outcomes in Clinical High-Risk Youth with the Highest Individualized Psychosis Risk Scores. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, sbae182. PMID: 39488001, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high riskClinical high-risk participantsClinical high-risk researchPremorbid functioningResilient outcomesProtective factorsClinical high-risk youthClinical high-risk populationsReduced startle reactivityPrediction of psychosisAssociated with greater resilienceHigh-risk youthStudy of protective factorsStartle reactivityPsychotic conversionBrain areasPsychosisChildhood environmentBrain developmentGreater resilienceExploratory analysisLife experiencesPreventive interventionsSocial engagementHispanic heritageOccasional cannabis use is associated with higher premorbid functioning and IQ in youth at clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis: Parallel findings to psychosis cohorts
Kennedy L, Ku B, Addington J, Amir C, Bearden C, Cannon T, Carrión R, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Perkins D, Mathalon D, Stone W, Walker E, Woods S, Cadenhead K. Occasional cannabis use is associated with higher premorbid functioning and IQ in youth at clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis: Parallel findings to psychosis cohorts. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 271: 319-331. PMID: 39084107, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high riskCannabis use frequencyPremorbid functioningCannabis usePsychosis cohortSocial functioningCannabis usersAssociated with greater symptom severityAssociated with better neurocognitionNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk participantsClinical high-risk youthClinical high-risk populationsUse groupRates of cannabis useCannabis use groupsMeasures of IQCannabis use patternsGreater symptom severityHigher premorbid functioningFollow-up analysisPsychosis sampleHigher IQNeurocognitive domainsFirst-episode