Lived experiences of negative symptoms in first‐episode psychosis: A qualitative secondary analysis
Full Article Brioney Gee, Joanne Hodgekins, Anna Lavis, Caitlin Notley, Max Birchwood, Linda Everard, Nick Freemantle, Peter B. Jones, Swaran P. Singh, Tim Amos, Max Marshall, Vimal Sharma, Jo Smith, and David Fowler Aim Exploring how negative symptoms are experienced and understood by individuals with lived experience of psychosis has the potential to offer insights into the complex psychosocial processes underlying negative symptom presentations. The aim of the current study was to investigate...
The course of negative symptom in first episode psychosis and the relationship with social recovery
Full Article Brioney Gee, Jo Hodgekins, David Fowler, Max Marshall, Linda Everard, Helen Lester, Peter B. Jones, Tim Amos, Swaran P. Singh, Vimal Sharma, Nick Freemantle, and Max Birchwood Abstract Aims To investigate trajectories of negative symptoms during the first 12 months of treatment for first episode psychosis (FEP), their predictors and relationship to social recovery. Method 1006 participants were followed up for 12 months following acceptance into Early Intervention in Psychosis services. Negative symptom trajectories...
Social and symptomatic outcomes of first‐episode bipolar psychoses in an early intervention service
Full Article Iain Macmillan, Lawrence Howells, Kedar Kale, Corinna Hackmann, Gavin Taylor, Katherine Hill, Steve Bradford, and David Fowler Abstract Aim: We aimed to establish the relative proportions of all diagnoses in people aged 14–35 years presenting to an early intervention in psychosis service, and to compare demographic variables, symptoms and outcomes between the bipolar psychoses and other psychoses at 3–6 months and 1 year post referral. Methods: Prospective 3‐ to 6‐month diagnostic and...