Age‐related changes in self‐reported psychotic experiences in clinical help‐seeking population : From 15 to 45 years

Abstract Aims Psychotic experiences differ with age. It is currently unknown whether there were specific patterns and associations between the presentation of psychotic experiences and age. This study aimed to explore age‐related differences (15–45 years) in self‐reported psychotic experiences in a large‐scale clinical population. Methods A total of 2542 consecutive new patients aged 15–45 years were recruited on their first visit to the Shanghai Mental Health Center and screened with the PRIME Screen–Revised (PS‐R). According to the clinical diagnostic information of patients from their outpatient medical records compiled by their clinicians, four diagnostic categories were applied: 1) psychotic disorder; 2) mood disorder; 3) anxiety disorder and 4) others. Results The PS‐R scores of self‐reported psychotic experiences declined with age, except for two age ranges: ≤18 years for overall sample (≤18 vs. 19–34 years: t = 5.531, df = 2202, p < .001) and 37–40 years for female sample (37–40 vs. >40 years: t = 1.985, df = 138, p = .049), which showed upward trends, contrary to those of others. There were no significant differences in self‐reported psychotic experiences between age groups in patients with psychotic disorders, while significant age differences were found in all nonpsychotic patients. Conclusion These findings support the view that frequent PS‐R screening demonstrated that psychotic experiences decline with age in the clinical population. Early detection of psychosis should focus on not only adolescents but also women aged >36 years..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Early Intervention in Psychiatry - 16(2022), 12, Seite 1359-1367

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, YingMei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, JunJie [VerfasserIn]
Xu, LiHua [VerfasserIn]
Wei, YanYan [VerfasserIn]
Tang, XiaoChen [VerfasserIn]
Hu, YeGang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, LinLin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, JiJun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, TianHong [VerfasserIn]

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44.91

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© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

Umfang:

9

doi:

10.1111/eip.13285

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

WLY004965213