Migration and psychosis: our smoking lung?
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DOI: 10.1002/wps.20406
Abstract: To read the history of humankind is to read a history of migration. From the first human exoduses out of Africa, to Greek and Roman empires which sought territorial expansion, to the Ming dynasty’s pioneering… read more here.
Keywords: psychosis risk; migration; risk; psychotic disorder ... See more keywords
Understanding the excess psychosis risk in ethnic minorities: the impact of structure and identity
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DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02042-8
Abstract: Psychotic disorders, which are associated with substantially increased morbidity and mortality, are up to five times more common in some ethnic minority groups compared with the white majority in Western countries. This long-standing and well-replicated… read more here.
Keywords: risk; psychosis risk; excess psychosis; ethnic minorities ... See more keywords
Early-Life Biomarkers for Psychosis Risk in Young People: Another Nail in the Coffin for Cartesian Dualism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.05.009
Abstract: This work was supported by Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellowship Grant No. 201486/Z/16/Z, MQ: Transforming Mental Health Data Science Award Grant No. MQDS17/40, and Medical Research Council Industry Collaboration Agreement (MICA): Mental Health Data Pathfinder… read more here.
Keywords: life biomarkers; early life; psychosis risk; biomarkers psychosis ... See more keywords
Internalized stigma mediates the relation between psychosis-risk symptoms and subjective quality of life in a help-seeking sample
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DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.02.022
Abstract: Subjective quality of life can be compromised in individuals with psychosis-risk symptoms, with poorer quality of life being associated with worse functioning and later transition to psychosis. Individuals who experience psychosis-related symptoms also tend to… read more here.
Keywords: internalized stigma; quality life; psychosis; psychosis risk ... See more keywords
Baseline demographics, clinical features and predictors of conversion among 200 individuals in a longitudinal prospective psychosis-risk cohort
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717000319
Abstract: Background DSM-5 proposes an Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) for further investigation, based upon the Attenuated Positive Symptom Syndrome (APSS) in the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS). SIPS Unusual Thought Content, Disorganized Communication and Total… read more here.
Keywords: risk; risk cohort; conversion; psychosis risk ... See more keywords
Prevalence and clinical relevance of interview-assessed psychosis-risk symptoms in the young adult community
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717002586
Abstract: Abstract Background An efficient indicated prevention of psychotic disorders requires valid risk criteria that work in both clinical and community samples. Yet, ultra-high risk and basic symptom criteria were recently recommended for use in clinical… read more here.
Keywords: risk; clinical relevance; community; psychosis risk ... See more keywords
Predictive validity of psychosis risk models when applied to adolescent psychiatric patients.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721001938
Abstract: BACKGROUND Several multivariate algorithms have been developed for predicting psychosis, as attempts to obtain better prognosis prediction than with current clinical high-risk (CHR) criteria. The models have typically been based on samples from specialized clinics.… read more here.
Keywords: psychosis; psychiatric patients; adolescent psychiatric; risk models ... See more keywords
Risk for midlife psychosis in women: critical gaps and opportunities in exploring perimenopause and ovarian hormones as mechanisms of risk
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722001143
Abstract: Abstract Women show a heightened risk for psychosis in midlife that is not observed in men. The menopausal transition (i.e. perimenopause) and accompanying changes in ovarian hormones are theorized to account for this midlife increase… read more here.
Keywords: midlife psychosis; ovarian hormones; risk; psychosis risk ... See more keywords
Positive and negative psychosis risk symptoms among adolescents in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1933110
Abstract: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) have attracted increased scholarly attention; however, there are limited empirical studies in Africa where environmental risk factors for psychosis such as maltrea... read more here.
Keywords: risk; positive negative; negative psychosis; psychosis risk ... See more keywords
O10.4. THE ROLE OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN THE ACCURATE SCREENING OF PSYCHOSIS-RISK SYMPTOMS
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa028.058
Abstract: Abstract Background Falsely observing symptoms of psychosis risk in youth is a critical limitation to pluripotent prevention efforts. Factors including race, age, and measurement construction may affect the validity of semi-structured interviews and self-report screening… read more here.
Keywords: screening tools; psychosis risk; risk symptoms; prime screen ... See more keywords
S26. PSYCHOSIS-SPECTRUM SYMPTOMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS PSYCHIATRICALLY HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE SAFETY CONCERNS ARE LINKED TO READMISSION WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF DISCHARGE
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa031.092
Abstract: Abstract Background The emergence of psychosis during adolescence is linked to particularly poor long-term outcomes. Teens at clinical high risk for psychosis (i.e. with attenuated positive symptoms) often experience other psychiatric symptoms that motivate help-seeking… read more here.
Keywords: risk; psychosis spectrum; psychosis risk; rehospitalization ... See more keywords