ARAS recent onset acute phase psychosis survey, a prospective observational cohort of first episode psychosis in Iran-the cohort profile.

ABSTRACT: The Middle East is underrepresented in psychosis research. The ARAS recent onset acute phase psychosis survey (ARAS) is a longitudinal cohort across multiple centers in Iran, established to investigate characteristics, determinants and early course of psychosis in a non-Western, Middle East context. Here, baseline characteristics of the ARAS cohort are reported. The ARAS cohort enrolled patients with recent onset psychosis from September 2018 to September 2021 in East Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Tehran, including Iranian patients from different sociocultural contexts. The baseline assessment included demographics, socioeconomic status, clinical (positive, negative, depressive symptoms) and psychosocial (religiosity, social support, self-stigma) characteristics, cognitive functioning, metabo

SUBMITTER: Farhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675807 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature