Anomalous Self-Experience in First Episode Psychosis - A Six-Year Follow-Up Study

Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Concept; Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features; Affective Disorders, Psychotic

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02321943

150281

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to explore the longitudinal course of self-disturbances (SD) in schizophrenia. The main aim of the study is to investigate, in a 6-7-year follow-up of a representative sample of patients with first-episode schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychoses. The overall aim is to expand our knowledge about the role of SDs in psychotic disorders. Increased knowledge here will aid diagnosis and treatment. The current study is a seven year follow-up of this representative cohort, with baseline measures of SDs and a comprehensive clinical and neurocognitive assessment battery.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who participated and completed base-line part of the study,
• Patients with concurrent substance use disorder are included, but have to demonstrate at least one month without substance use, or clear signs that the psychotic disorder had started before the onset of significant substance use.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with brain injury,
• Patients with on going substance use,
• Unable to provide informed consent statement.
• Not able to be interviewed.

Trial design

56 participants in 1 patient group

Follow-Up Group

Description:

An earlier investigated cohort with first episode psychosis patients from two Norwegian counties. Being between 18 - 65 years old and being consecutive in- or outpatient referred to first adequate treatment for a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or "other psychosis".