Resilience in people with first-episode psychosis: The relevance of depression

Abstract

Resilience encompasses personal coping resources to adapt to stressful life situations. In patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), resilience has been associated with symptomatology, among other variables. Our objective in this study was to explore which sociodemographic, psychosocial, and clinical variables in the onset of FEP are related to resilience. Eighty-seven participants with FEP were included (25 females and 62 males). Resilience was assessed with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10-item version (CD-RISC-10). Depression was found to be the most relevant variable associated with resilience in first-episode psychosis. The results highlight the importance of specific interventions in the resilience of the FEP population to prevent and improve depression.

Keywords: Depression; Early psychosis; Protective factors; Resilience.