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Lower functioning predicts identification of psychosis risk screening status in help‐seeking adolescents
Author(s) -
Granö Niklas,
Kallionpää Santeri,
Karjalainen Marjaana,
Edlund Virve,
Saari Erkki,
Itkonen Arja,
Anto Jukka,
Roine Mikko
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/eip.12118
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychosis , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , logistic regression , psychiatry , psychology , beck depression inventory , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , depressive symptoms , alcohol consumption , medicine , alcohol , psychotherapist , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , macroeconomics
Aim There is some previous evidence suggesting that the risk state for psychosis is associated with decreased functioning ability, health‐related quality of life ( QoL ), anxiety and depression. The aim of this study is to identify which factors predict psychosis risk screening status. Methods The data were collected in H elsinki U niversity C entral H ospital, F inland, by an early intervention team. One hundred eighty‐one help‐seeking adolescents (mean age 15.3 years) completed questionnaires of QoL (16 D ), alcohol consumption ( A lcohol U se D isorders I dentification T est), anxiety ( B eck A nxiety I nventory), hopelessness ( B Beck H opelessness S cale) and depression ( B eck D epression I nventory II). Functioning ability was assessed by the G lobal A ssessment of F unctioning, whereas the PROD ‐screen was used to interview and assess risk symptoms for psychosis. Results In a logistic regression analysis, a lower functioning ability explained independently ( P = 0.006) psychosis risk screening status after age, gender, alcohol consumption, QoL , anxiety, hopelessness and depression symptoms were adjusted. Conclusions The present results suggest that lower functioning ability is associated independently with psychosis risk screening status. Hence, therapeutic input for those at risk should focus upon improving functioning.