Paranoia in patients attending child and adolescent mental health services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Paranoia may be particularly prevalent during adolescence, building on the heightened social vulnerabilities at this age. Excessive mistrust may be corrosive for adolescent social relationships, especially in the context of mental health disorders. We set out to examine the prevalence, symptom associations, and persistence of paranoia in a cohort of young people attending child and adolescent mental health services.

Method

A total of 301 patients (11-17 years old) completed measures of paranoia, affect, peer difficulties and behavioural problems. Clinicians also rated each participant's psychiatric symptoms. Patterns of association were examined using linear regressions and network analyses. In total, 105 patients repeated the measures several months later.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Bird JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649424 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature