Trajectories of positive, negative and general psychopathology symptoms in first episode psychosis and their relationship with functioning over a 2-year follow-up period

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 11; p. e0187141
• Main Authors: Abdin, Edimansyah, Chong, Siow Ann, Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Peh, Chao Xu, Poon, Lye Yin, Rao, Sujatha, Verma, Swapna, Subramaniam, Mythily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.11.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Antipsychotics; Delayed response; Drug abuse; Emotional behavior; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gender differences; Health aspects; Humans; Illnesses; Male; Mathematical models; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental disorders; Mental health; Patients; People and Places; Psychiatric patients; Psychiatry; Psychopathology; Psychosis; Psychotic disorders; Psychotic Disorders - psychology; Psychotropic drugs; Schizophrenia; Signs and symptoms; Singapore; Studies; Substance use disorder; Trajectory analysis; Young Adult; Singapore

Few studies have examined the trajectories of symptom severity in first episode psychosis (FEP) and their impact on functioning. This study aimed to identify discrete trajectories of positive, negative and general psychopathological symptoms and functioning, determine predictors of the identified sy...