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Social support and three-year symptom and admission outcomes for first episode psychosis.

Norman, Ross M.G., Malla, Ashok K., Manchanda, Rahul, Harricharan, Raj, Takhar, Jatinder, Northcott, Sandra·2005·Schizophrenia Research
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2005.05.006
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This paper presents the first published findings examining the relationship of social support to three-year symptom outcome and hospitalizations for a group of first episode patients with psychotic disorders. Social support was measured using items from the provider version of the Wisconsin Quality of Life Scale as assessed at the time of initiation of treatment for 113 patients. Outcome was assessed by level of positive and negative symptoms at three-year follow-up and number of psychiatric admissions during those three years. Higher levels of social support were found to correlate with lower levels of positive symptoms and few hospitalizations at follow-up. The relationship of social support to follow-up symptoms and hospitalization was independent of other potential predictors such as gender, age, premorbid adjustment and duration of untreated illness.

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Authors
Norman, R. M. G., Malla, A. K., Manchanda, R., Harricharan, R., Takhar, J., & Northcott, S.
Affiliations
  • Western University (CA)
  • Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
Corresponding author
Norman, Ross M.G.
ORCID
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-12
Volume
80
Issue
2-3
Pages
227-234
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.schres.2005.05.006
OpenAlex
W2094525887
Cited by
219
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords
social support, first-episode psychosis
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Admission, Prospective Studies, Psychotic Disorders, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Adjustment, Social Support, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome

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