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A norm-anchored framework for characterizing cognitive heterogeneity in schizophrenia

2026-02-27 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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Cognitive heterogeneity is a core feature of schizophrenia (SCZ). Conventional approaches examine this heterogeneity using domain-specific scores, which may not fully reflect the underlying cognitive structure. In this study, a norm-anchored cognitive structural deviation (NCSD) framework was developed to examine such heterogeneity from a structure-informed perspective. The HC-derived latent cognitive structure (N-LCS) captured performance across the assessed tasks and remained stable under exte...

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