The use of diary methods to evaluate daily experiences in first-episode psychosis

•Daily diaries provide information about mood and stress in first-episode psychosis.•Diaries may have utility as an outcome measure in psychosocial interventions.•Further research is needed to understand predictors of diary completion. Integrated Coping Awareness Therapy (I-CAT) is an intervention t...

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Published inPsychiatry research Vol. 312; p. 114548
Main Authors Welch, Katherine G., Stiles, Bryan J., Palsson, Olafur S., Meyer-Kalos, Piper S., Perkins, Diana O., Halverson, Tate F., Penn, David L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.06.2022
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Adaptation, Psychological
Daily diary
Humans
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
Schizophrenia
Stress
Schizophrenia
Stress
Daily diary
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Summary:•Daily diaries provide information about mood and stress in first-episode psychosis.•Diaries may have utility as an outcome measure in psychosocial interventions.•Further research is needed to understand predictors of diary completion. Integrated Coping Awareness Therapy (I-CAT) is an intervention that targets stress reactivity in first-episode psychosis (FEP). This study extends prior outcome research on I-CAT by examining predictors of online daily diary completion among 38 young adults with FEP and treatment group differences in diary ratings. We found no significant predictors of daily diary completion rate and no effect of treatment condition on diary ratings. These results are consistent with Halverson et al. (2021) and suggest that diaries are a valuable method of data collection in FEP.
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Author Statement
Original I-CAT study design: DLP, DOP, PMK. Primary I-CAT analysis: TFH, OSP, PMK, DOP, DLP. Secondary daily diary analysis: KGW, BJS. Manuscript preparation: KGW, BJS. Manuscript edition and approval: DLP.
ISSN:0165-1781
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DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114548