Psychotic experience subtypes, poor mental health status and help-seeking behaviour in a community sample of young adults

• Published in: Early intervention in psychiatry Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 300 - 308
• Main Authors: Armando, Marco, Nelson, Barnaby, Yung, Alison R., Saba, Riccardo, Monducci, Elena, Dario, Claudia, Righetti, Valentino, Birchwood, Maximilian, Fiori Nastro, Paolo, Girardi, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Delusions - psychology; Early intervention; Female; Hallucinations - psychology; help seeking; Humans; Male; Mental Health; Mental illness; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychiatry; Psychotic Disorders - psychology; Psychotic Disorders - therapy; psychotic experiences; Statistics; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Youth

Background: Different subtypes of psychotic experiences (PEs) have been identified in clinical and non‐clinical samples. Researchers have considered these PEs to either be variations of personality or expressions of vulnerability to psychotic disorder. This study aimed to determine which particular...