Impaired Social and Role Function in Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis and First-Episode Schizophrenia: Its Relations with Negative Symptoms
Psychiatry Investigation
; : 539-545, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-123503
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Psychosocial dysfunction was a nettlesome problem of schizophrenia even in their prodromal phase as well as in their first-episode. In addition, its relations with psychopathology were not determined. The aim of the present study was to examine whether the social and role function impairment was found in ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR) individuals as well as first-episode schizophrenia patients and to explore its relations with psychopathology.METHODS:
Thirty-seven normal controls, 63 UHR participants and 28 young, first-episode schizophrenia patients were recruited. Psychosocial functioning was examined by using Global function Social and Role scale. Psychopathologies of positive, negative and depressive symptom were also measured.RESULTS:
Social and role functioning in UHR were compromised at the equivalent level of those of first-episode schizophrenia patients. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that social and role dysfunction was associated with negative symptoms in each UHR and first-episode schizophrenia group.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that the significant impairment of social and role function may be appeared before the active psychosis onset at the level of extent to those of first-episode schizophrenia patients. The psychosocial intervention strategy especially targeting the negative symptoms should be developed and provided to individuals from their prepsychotic stage of schizophrenia.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychopathology
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Psychotic Disorders
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Schizophrenia
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Linear Models
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Depression
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article