Multi-domain destructuring in the early phases of psychosis: a multicentric phenomenological and psychometric case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The study aims to evaluate symptomatic differences through psychometric tools comparing patients in the early stages of psychotic development with those exhibiting a more established symptomatology. Our hypothesis was that the early phase in adolescent patients is accompanied by quantitatively and qualitatively distinct symptomatology compared to adults.

Methods

We assessed 116 participants-consisting of 14 to 65 years old patients with psychotic or mood symptoms-using psychometric tools and a clinical interview. The tools explored psychotic, depressive and anxiety dimensions, to provide a multifaceted assessment of the recruited individuals and help at categorizing them into diagnostic subclasses.

Results

We compared patients with psychotic symptoms (ear

SUBMITTER: Baccaredda Boy O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12321885 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature