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dc.contributor.authorJääskeläinen, Erika
dc.contributor.authorMiettunen, Jouko
dc.contributor.authorVeijola, Juha
dc.contributor.authorJ. McGrath, John
dc.contributor.authorK. Murray, Graham
dc.contributor.authorB. Jones, Peter
dc.contributor.authorIsohanni, Matti
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:58:04Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:58:04Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-11-30T05:28:08Z
dc.identifier.issn0920-9964
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.schres.2007.11.024
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26997
dc.description.abstractDelayed neuromotor development carries an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, and some authors have assumed that risk factors for schizophrenia such as delayed development are also prognostic indicators for patients with established illness. In those who do develop schizophrenia, it is not clear if these same early developmental markers influence the outcome of illness. Our aim was to examine the association between infant developmental milestones and a range of outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. Our sample was drawn from Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort and included 109 subjects for whom prospectively collected information on age of learning to stand, walk and talk was available and who had developed schizophrenia by the age 35 years. By utilizing national registers we examined outcomes related to service utilization, educational achievement, and occupational status. Age of illness onset was also analyzed. Based on the diagnostic interview, a subgroup of 59 cases was assessed in clinical examinations on functioning and quality of life. Contrary to a widespread assumption within the field of schizophrenia research, later attainment of developmental milestones was not associated with poor outcome. We conclude that risk factors for schizophrenia are not necessarily prognostic factors.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.schres-journal.com/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom29
dc.relation.ispartofpageto37
dc.relation.ispartofissue1-3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSchizophrenia Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume99
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110319
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode17
dc.titleAssociations between early development and outcome in schizophrenia - A 35-year follow-up of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcGrath, John J.


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