Prospective cohort study of the relationship between neuro-cognition, social cognition and violence in forensic patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

O'Reilly, KenDonohoe, GaryCoyle, CiaranO'Sullivan, DannyRowe, ArannLosty, MaireadMcDonagh, TraceyMcGuinness, LasairionaEnnis, YvetteWatts, ElizabethBrennan, LouiseOwens, ElizabethDavoren, MaryMullaney, RonanAbidin, ZareenaKennedy, Harry G2016-02-222016-02-222015-07-10Prospective cohort study of the relationship between neuro-cognition, social cognition and violence in forensic patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. 2015, 15:155 BMC Psychiatry1471-244X2615972810.1186/s12888-015-0548-0http://hdl.handle.net/10147/596903There is a broad literature suggesting that cognitive difficulties are associated with violence across a variety of groups. Although neurocognitive and social cognitive deficits are core features of schizophrenia, evidence of a relationship between cognitive impairments and violence within this patient population has been mixed.enArchived with thanks to BMC psychiatryFORENSIC MENTAL HEALTHCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONSCHIZOPHRENIAAdultCognition DisordersFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleNeuropsychological TestsProspective StudiesPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocial BehaviorViolenceProspective cohort study of the relationship between neuro-cognition, social cognition and violence in forensic patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.ArticleBMC psychiatry