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Lead
Laval University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. To have a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizophrenia spectrum psychosis (schizophreniform, schizoaffective, delusional trouble, brief psychosis), as defined in Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (\[DSM-IV\], American Psychiatric Association \[APA\], 1995);
2. To be 18 years old or more;
3. Psychotic symptoms must be stabilized with a second generation antipsychotic for at least 4 weeks i.e. no item on Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (\[PANSS\], Kay, Opler, \& Fiszbein, 1987) positive subscale equal or superior to a score of 5.
4. Neurocognitive impairments are observed on attention measures. Participants will merit one or more result equal or lower to Z = -1,00 in at least one attention task.(Color trail test part A, MWCT, Stroop test, CPT-II).
You may not be if
1. To have a diagnosis of mental retardation (APA, 1994), or medical affection other than schizophrenia or schizophrenia spectrum psychosis, or neurological troubles that can lead to cognitive impairments (ex : temporal epilepsy);
2. To have a current diagnosis of panic disorder (DSM-IV);
3. To manifest an important suicidal potential according to the psychiatrist clinical judgment;
4. To suffer from unstable hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia or any other cardiac disorders;
5. To take medications, drugs and/or natural products that have a stimulant effect on the CNS (e.g., cocaine, methylphenidate); and
6. To be a pregnant woman, who breast-feed, or a woman who do not use an effective contraceptive (abstinence is considered like an effective method).
