S116. THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Kareen Heinze; Ashleigh Lin; Barnaby Nelson; Renate Reniers; Rachel Upthegrove; Latoya Clarke; Ayesha Roche; Lowrie Angelique; Stephen Wood

Journal article

S116. THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Kareen Heinze, Ashleigh Lin, Barnaby Nelson, Renate Reniers, Rachel Upthegrove, Latoya Clarke, Ayesha Roche, Lowrie Angelique, Stephen Wood

Schizophrenia Bulletin | Oxford University Press (OUP) | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby018.903

Abstract

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. 69 young people (Mage ± 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 for psychotic experiences, an..

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