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Different trajectories of the first-episode psychosis remission in young adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

V. Kaleda  and
D. Tikhonov
V. Kaleda*
Affiliation:
FSBSI «Mental Health Research Centre», Department Of Youth Psychiatry, Moscow, Russian Federation
D. Tikhonov
Affiliation:
FSBSI «Mental Health Research Centre», Department Of Youth Psychiatry, Moscow, Russian Federation
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Analysis of the first-episode psychosis remission, including post-psychotic affective and primary negative symptoms as well as personality changes, is necessary to personalize therapy and rehabilitation.

Objectives

We aimed to identify different trajectories of psychosis remission in young adults.

Methods

First-episode psychosis patients (n=56, mean age 19.8±2.5 years, all males) underwent psychopathological assessment at the stage of remission.

Results

Three trajectories of remission were identified. The thymopathic trajectory (33.93%, 19 patients) was characterized by the gradual increase of subclinical affective symptoms and resulted with a high-quality remission. In 63.61% cases in this group persistent depressed mood was present after a psychotic episode. Some patients (36.84%) became prone to depressive reactions. The pathocharacterological trajectory (39.28%, 22 patients) was characterised by personality changes with increase of existing traits or the development of traits previously not present. Types with an increase of schizoid (14.29%), histrionic (19.64%), and anxiety-hypochondriacal (5.36%) traits were identified. Patients in this group had high- as well as low-quality remission. The destructive trajectory (26.79%, 15 patients) was characterised by residual positive or single negative symptoms. Patients in this subgroup had low-quality remission with poor functioning and signs of treatment resistance.

Conclusions

Analysis of trajectories of the first-episode psychosis remission allowed us to choose the most effective strategy for personalized supportive treatment.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

First Episode Psychosisremissionremission formationpost psychotic personality disorders
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S315
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