Rammou, A;
Fisher, HL;
Johnson, S;
Major, B;
Rahaman, N;
Chamberlain-Kent, N;
Stone, JM;
(2019)
Negative symptoms in first-episode psychosis: Clinical correlates and 1-year follow-up outcomes in London Early Intervention Services.
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
, 13
(3)
pp. 443-452.
10.1111/eip.12502.
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Abstract
AIM: Negative symptoms (NS) have been associated with poor outcome and remain difficult to treat in patients with psychosis. This study examined the association of NS with clinical features at first presentation to mental health services for psychosis and with outcomes at 1-year follow-up. METHODS: Clinical data were utilized from five London Early Intervention Services (EIS) included in the MiData audit database. The sample comprised 484 first-episode psychosis patients with complete Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale data at baseline and 1-year follow-up. Multiple imputation (N = 50) was conducted to account for missing follow-up data. RESULTS: Baseline NS were associated with male gender (B = -1.63, P < .05), younger age at onset (B = -.15, P <. 05), a higher level of impairment on the Global Assessment of Functioning (disability) Scale at baseline (B = -.19, P <. 010), an absence of reported substance misuse prior to baseline assessment (B = -3.05, P <. 001) and unemployment at baseline (B = -.93, P <. 01). At 1-year follow-up, NS at presentation were associated with worse Global Assessment of Functioning Scale for symptom (B = -.28, P < .01) and disability (B = -.27, P <. 05) and with hospital admission (OR = 1.06, P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Negative symptoms at presentation to EIS were associated with worse functioning at entry and poorer outcomes 1 year later. Future research is required to better understand the aetiology and trajectories of NS in early psychosis and propose novel targeted interventions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Negative symptoms in first-episode psychosis: Clinical correlates and 1-year follow-up outcomes in London Early Intervention Services |
| Location: | Australia |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/eip.12502 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12502 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | early intervention, first episode, negative symptoms, psychosis, schizophrenia |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10040737 |
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