Frontiers in Psychology (Jun 2016)

Emotional experiences predict the conversion of individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome to psychosis: A six-month follow up study

  • Fa Zhan Chen,
  • Fa Zhan Chen,
  • Yi eWang,
  • Xi Rong Sun,
  • Yu Hong Yao,
  • Ning eZhang,
  • Hui Fen Qiao,
  • Lan eZhang,
  • Zhan Jiang Li,
  • Hong eLin,
  • zheng eLu,
  • Jing eLi,
  • Xu Dong Zhao,
  • Xu Dong Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00818
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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The present study explored the conversion rate in individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) and potential predictor for transition in China. Sixty-three participants were identified as APS were followed up six months later. The results showed that 17% of individuals with APS converted to psychosis. The converters exhibited 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 current study suggested an important role of emotional processing in the prediction of the development of full-blown psychosis.

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