'Schizophrenia postdrome': a study of low-level psychotic experience after remission of first-episode schizophrenia.
Early Interv Psychiatry
; 3(4): 296-9, 2009 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite remission being the primary objective following the first episode of schizophrenia, clinically stabilized patients nevertheless relapse.AIM:
To assess the extent and fluctuation of low-level psychotic symptoms in patients who are in remission after first-episode schizophrenia and consider whether this is equivalent to symptomatology experienced by those at 'ultra high risk' (UHR) of developing first-episode psychosis.METHODS:
We examined the phenomenological characteristics of 11 patients who fulfilled international remission criteria using the Structured Interview for Prodromal Symptoms and compared this cohort with an UHR sample.RESULTS:
Remitted patients were experiencing attenuated positive symptoms (73%) and brief limited intermittent psychotic symptoms (18%), features that were similarly prevalent in the UHR group. There was no significant fluctuation in these low-level symptoms over the course of four interviews.CONCLUSIONS:
Although further research is required in this novel field, such features could form the building blocks for better prediction of psychotic relapse.
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Transtornos Psicóticos
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Esquizofrenia
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Psicologia do Esquizofrênico
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En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article