TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship between subclinical psychotic symptoms and cognitive performance in the general population JO - Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental (English Edition) T2 - AU - Martín-Santiago,Oscar AU - Suazo,Vanessa AU - Rodríguez-Lorenzana,Alberto AU - Ruiz de Azúa,Sonia AU - Valcárcel,César AU - Díez,Álvaro AU - Grau,Adriana AU - Domínguez,Cristina AU - Gallardo,Ricardo AU - Molina,Vicente SN - 21735050 M3 - 10.1016/j.rpsmen.2016.04.004 DO - 10.1016/j.rpsmen.2016.04.004 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-revista-psiquiatria-salud-mental-486-articulo-relationship-between-subclinical-psychotic-symptoms-S217350501630005X AB - IntroductionSubclinical psychotic symptoms are associated to negative life outcomes in the general population, but their relationship with cognitive performance is still not well understood. Assessing the relationship between performance in cognitive domains and subclinical psychotic symptoms in the general population may also help understand the handicap attributed to clinical psychosis, in which these alterations are present. MethodsSubclinical and cognitive assessments were obtained in 203 participants from the general population by means of the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences, the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia, the Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The positive and negative subclinical symptoms and their relationship with age and cognition were examined, followed by assessing the influence of subclinical depression scores on the possible relationships between those subclinical psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits. ResultsInverse relationships were found between frequency in the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences positive dimension and motor speed, and frequency and distress in the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences negative dimension and motor speed. A direct relationship was also found between distress scores of the positive dimension and executive functions. Both positive and negative subclinical symptoms were related to depression scores. ConclusionsPsychotic symptoms, similar to those in the clinical population, may be associated with cognitive deficits in the general population. ER -