Journal article
The impact of psychotic experiences in the early stages of mental health problems in young people
K Heinze, A Lin, B Nelson, RLEP Reniers, R Upthegrove, L Clarke, A Roche, A Lowrie, SJ Wood
BMC Psychiatry | BMC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Anxiety and depressive symptoms and psychotic experiences constitute common features of emerging mental disorders in young people. Psychotic experiences and the ultra-high risk (UHR) state for psychosis appear to have a particular importance for clinical presentation, progression of symptomatology, quality of life and functioning, but the impact of psychotic experiences in individuals seeking help at non-UHR services, compared to UHR services, is under-researched. Methods: Sixty-nine young people (M age ± SD at baseline = 20.8 ± 2.6, range 16-26 years, 48 females) presenting to mental health services were grouped according to UHR and non-UHR status. They were assessed at baseline..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
AL is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (#1148793).