@entity161 is associated with pronounced @entity73 . Previous research has mostly focused on chronic @entity1 and few studies were conducted to investigate predictors of work outcome in first-episode populations. The impact of @entity73 on employment outcome in early @entity716 was under-studied. In this study, we prospectively followed up 93 @entity1 aged 18-55 years presented with @entity161 -spectrum disorder for 3 years with an aim to identify early clinical and cognitive predictors of vocational outcome. Pre-morbid adjustment, baseline symptomatology and cognitive functions, and employment outcome were assessed. Result indicated that approximately half of the @entity1 (53.8%) were engaged in full-time work at intake and at 3 years. Pre-morbid adjustment, baseline occupational status and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) performance were found to predict vocational outcome. Analysis on a subgroup of @entity1 who were unemployed at intake showed that subjects who remained unemployed over 3 years had poorer WCST performance and more severe positive symptoms at baseline than those having job attainment during follow-up. Our results thus confirmed predictive value of pre-morbid functioning and baseline occupational status on vocational outcome. In addition, our findings suggested that executive function might be a critical cognitive determinant of employment outcome in the early course of @entity161 .

Clinical and cognitive predictors of vocational outcome in XXXX : A prospective 3 year follow-up study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive dysfunction', 'vocational impairment'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenia', 'Schizophrenia', 'first-episode schizophrenia'] @entity716 :: ('MESH:D011605', 'Disease') :: ['psychosis']
@entity161 :: (MESH:D012559,Disease) :: ['first-episode schizophrenia']
