Stillingsbeskrivelse

We study the longitudinal course of psychotic symptoms in people with non-affective psychosis. Specifically, we examine which psychological factors contribute to subsequent changes in psychotic symptoms. In a collaboration between UiT and the University Hospital Hamburg, Germany, we aim to identify factors that predict both worsening and improvement of symptoms. Unfortunately, relapses are very common in psychosis. Hence, knowledge about psychological precursors of deterioration could help prevent relapse and hospitalization. Addressing precursors of psychosis represents a promising approach to reduce subsequent symptoms of psychosis indirectly and to prevent relapses.