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. 2023:63:463-474.
doi: 10.1007/7854_2022_394.

Sex Differences in Cognition in Schizophrenia: What We Know and What We Do Not Know

Hyun Bin Freeman  1 , Junghee Lee  2   3
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Sex Differences in Cognition in Schizophrenia: What We Know and What We Do Not Know

Hyun Bin Freeman et al. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2023.

Abstract

Cognitive impairment is a core feature of schizophrenia. This selective review examines whether schizophrenia patients show preserved sexual dimorphism in cognition. Existing studies using performance tasks largely show comparable sex effects between schizophrenia patients and healthy populations. This pattern appears to be similar across multiple cognitive domains and across phase of illness. Our selective review also identifies several unresolved questions about sex differences in cognition in schizophrenia. A better understanding of sex differences in cognition in schizophrenia may provide important clues to probing the relationship between cognitive impairment and pathophysiological processes of the disorder.

Keywords: Nonsocial cognition; Schizophrenia; Sex differences; Social cognition.

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