Emotional Experiences Predict the Conversion of Individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome to Psychosis: A 6-Month Follow up Study.
The present study explored the conversion rate in individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) and potential predictor for transition in mainland China. Sixty-three participants identified as APS were followed up 6 months later. The results showed that 17% of individuals with APS converted to full-blown psychosis. The converters exhibited significantly poorer emotional experience and expression than the non-converters at baseline. A further binary logistic regression analysis showed that emotional experience could predict the transition (Wald = 4.18, p = 0.041, 95% CI = 1.04~6.82). The present study suggests an important role of emotional processing in the prediction of the development of full-blown psychosis.
Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China.
Fa Zhan
FZ
Chen
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China.
Yi
Y
Wang
Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Xi Rong
XR
Sun
Psychological Health Education and Counseling Center, Tongji University Shanghai, China.
Yu Hong
YH
Yao
Department of Clinical Psychology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China.
Ning
N
Zhang
Department of Clinical Psychology, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China.
Hui Fen
HF
Qiao
Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, China.
Lan
L
Zhang
Department of Clinical Psychology, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China.
Zhan Jiang
ZJ
Li
Department of Clinical Psychology, Peking University Sixth Hospital Beijing, China.
Hong
H
Lin
Department of Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Zheng
Z
Lu
Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing, China.
Jing
J
Li
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China.
Raymond C K
RC
Chan
Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China.
Xu Dong
XD
Zhao
Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome; conversion; emotional experiences; prediction; psychosis