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. 2021 Dec 2;21(1):602.
doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03516-4.

Short-term functional outcome in psychotic patients: results of the Turku early psychosis study (TEPS)

Raimo K R Salokangas  1 , Tiina From  2 , Tuula Ilonen  2 , Sinikka Luutonen  2   3 , Markus Heinimaa  2 , Reetta-Liina Armio  2 , Heikki Laurikainen  2 , Maija Walta  2 , Janina Paju  2 , Anna Toivonen  2 , Päivi Jalo  3 , Lauri Tuominen  2   4 , Jarmo Hietala  2   3
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Short-term functional outcome in psychotic patients: results of the Turku early psychosis study (TEPS)

Raimo K R Salokangas et al. BMC Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Background: Functional recovery of patients with clinical and subclinical psychosis is associated with clinical, neuropsychological and developmental factors. Less is known about how these factors predict functional outcomes in the same models. We investigated functional outcomes and their predictors in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) or a confirmed or nonconfirmed clinical high risk of psychosis (CHR-P vs. CHR-N).

Methods: Altogether, 130 patients with FEP, 60 patients with CHR-P and 47 patients with CHR-N were recruited and extensively examined at baseline (T0) and 9 (T1) and 18 (T2) months later. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) at T0, T1 and T2 and psychotic, depression, and anxiety symptoms at T1 and T2 were assessed. Functional outcomes were predicted using multivariate repeated ANOVA.

Results: During follow-up, the GAF score improved significantly in patients with FEP and CHR-P but not in patients with CHR-N. A single marital status, low basic education level, poor work situation, disorganization symptoms, perceptual deficits, and poor premorbid adjustment in patients with FEP, disorganization symptoms and poor premorbid adjustment in patients with CHR-P, and a low basic education level, poor work situation and general symptoms in patients with CHR-N predicted poor functional outcomes. Psychotic symptoms at T1 in patients with FEP and psychotic and depression symptoms at T1 and anxiety symptoms at T2 in patients with CHR-P were associated with poor functioning.

Conclusions: In patients with FEP and CHR-P, poor premorbid adjustment and disorganization symptomatology are common predictors of the functional outcome, while a low education level and poor work situation predict worse functional outcomes in patients with FEP and CHR-N. Interventions aimed at improving the ability to work and study are most important in improving the functioning of patients with clinical or subclinical psychosis.

Keywords: Clinical high risk of psychosis; Disorganization symptoms; Functional outcome; Negative symptoms; Premorbid adjustment; Psychotic disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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