Smoking Is Related to Reduced Motivation, But Not Global Cognition, in the First Two Years of Treatment for First Episode Psychosis

Smoking is highly prevalent in people with psychotic disorders, even in the earliest phases of the illness. The neural mechanisms of nicotine dependence and psychosis overlap and may also be linked to deficits in neurocognition and motivation in psychosis. Both neurocognition and motivation are reco...

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Main Authors: Brandon Schermitzler, Kathleen Miley, Sophia Vinogradov, Ian S. Ramsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1619