TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived negative attitude of others as an early sign of psychosis
AU - Salokangas, RKR
AU - Heinimaa, M
AU - Svirskis, T
AU - Lame, T
AU - Huttunen, J
AU - Ristkari, T
AU - Ilonen, T
AU - Korkella, J
AU - Vaskelainen, L
AU - Rekola, J
AU - Hietala, J
AU - Klosterkotter, J
AU - Ruhrmann, S
AU - von Reventlow, HG
AU - Linszen, D
AU - Dingemans, P
AU - Birchwood, Maximillian
AU - Patterson, Paul
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - Aim. - Risk of psychosis is defined by the presence of positive psychotic-like symptoms, by subtle self-perceived cognitive and perceptual deficiencies, or by decreased functioning with familial risk of psychosis. We studied the associations of psychiatric outpatients' self-reported functioning and interpersonal relationships with vulnerability to and risk of psychosis.
Methods. - A total of 790 young patients attending psychiatric outpatient care completed the PROD screen [Heinimaa M, Salokangas RKR, Ristkari T, Plathin M, Huttunen J, Ilonen T, et al. PROD-screen - a screen for prodromal symptoms of psychosis. Int J Meth Psychiatr Res 2003; 12:92-04.], including questions on functioning, interpersonal relationships and subtle specific (psychotic-like) and non-specific symptoms. Vulnerability to psychosis was assessed employing the patient's written descriptions of specific symptoms. Of the patients vulnerable to psychosis, those at current risk of psychosis were assessed using the Bonn Scale for Assessment of Basic Symptoms [Schultze-Lutter F, Klosterkotter J. Bonn scale for assessment of basic symptoms - prediction list, BSABS-P. Cologne: University of Cologne; 2002] and the Structured Interview for Positive symptoms [Miller TJ, McGlashan TH, Rosen JL, Somjee L, Markovich PJ, Stein K, et al. Prospective diagnosis of the initial prodrome for schizophrenia based on the structured interview for prodromal syndromes: preliminary evidence of interrater reliability and predictive validity. Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159:863-65.].
Results. - In all, 219 patients vulnerable to and 55 patients at current risk of psychosis were identified. Vulnerability to psychosis was associated with all items of functioning and interpersonal relationships. Current risk of psychosis, however, was associated only with the Subjectively reported negative attitude of others. Negative attitude of others was also associated with feelings of reference at both vulnerability and risk levels.
Conclusion. - The subjective experience of negative attitude of others towards oneself may be an early indicator of psychotic development. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
AB - Aim. - Risk of psychosis is defined by the presence of positive psychotic-like symptoms, by subtle self-perceived cognitive and perceptual deficiencies, or by decreased functioning with familial risk of psychosis. We studied the associations of psychiatric outpatients' self-reported functioning and interpersonal relationships with vulnerability to and risk of psychosis.
Methods. - A total of 790 young patients attending psychiatric outpatient care completed the PROD screen [Heinimaa M, Salokangas RKR, Ristkari T, Plathin M, Huttunen J, Ilonen T, et al. PROD-screen - a screen for prodromal symptoms of psychosis. Int J Meth Psychiatr Res 2003; 12:92-04.], including questions on functioning, interpersonal relationships and subtle specific (psychotic-like) and non-specific symptoms. Vulnerability to psychosis was assessed employing the patient's written descriptions of specific symptoms. Of the patients vulnerable to psychosis, those at current risk of psychosis were assessed using the Bonn Scale for Assessment of Basic Symptoms [Schultze-Lutter F, Klosterkotter J. Bonn scale for assessment of basic symptoms - prediction list, BSABS-P. Cologne: University of Cologne; 2002] and the Structured Interview for Positive symptoms [Miller TJ, McGlashan TH, Rosen JL, Somjee L, Markovich PJ, Stein K, et al. Prospective diagnosis of the initial prodrome for schizophrenia based on the structured interview for prodromal syndromes: preliminary evidence of interrater reliability and predictive validity. Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159:863-65.].
Results. - In all, 219 patients vulnerable to and 55 patients at current risk of psychosis were identified. Vulnerability to psychosis was associated with all items of functioning and interpersonal relationships. Current risk of psychosis, however, was associated only with the Subjectively reported negative attitude of others. Negative attitude of others was also associated with feelings of reference at both vulnerability and risk levels.
Conclusion. - The subjective experience of negative attitude of others towards oneself may be an early indicator of psychotic development. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
KW - Vulnerability to psychosis
KW - Current risk of psychosis
KW - Attitude of others
KW - Psychoticism
U2 - 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.12.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 19201166
VL - 24
SP - 233
EP - 238
JO - European Psychiatry
JF - European Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -