Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Abraham Reichenberg, Ph.D., about his research on cognitive decline after the first episode of schizophrenia and other psychoses.

• Why previous research has not been able to map the course of cognitive change among people who have serious mental illness [1:50]
• Whether a decline in patients' cognition occurs after a first diagnosis [3:53]
• Whether a decline occurs in multiple cognitive domains [4:40]
• Whether a decline in cognition is unique to schizophrenia, or if it is common to other types of psychosis [5:31]
• Aspects of the study that are relevant for researchers, clinicians, and other mental health professionals [6:15]
• Implications of the findings [7:01]

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