Subjective distress in a representative sample of outpatients with psychotic disorders

Andrade, Mário César Rezende, Slade, Mike, Bandeira, Marina, Evans-Lacko, Sara, Komaroff, Janina, Martin, Denise, Mari, Jair de Jesus and Andreoli, Sérgio Baxter (2016) Subjective distress in a representative sample of outpatients with psychotic disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 189 . pp. 220-223. ISSN 0165-0327

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Abstract

The affective burden of psychotic disorder has been increasingly recognised. However, subjective… reports of distress and its covariates, especially those related to service use, remain under-investigated in patients with psychosis. This study investigated subjective distress and its covariates in a representative sample of 401 outpatients with a confirmed diagnosis of psychotic disorders in Brazil. Distress was assessed using the corresponding domain of a standardised measure of need - the Camberwell Assessment of Need. Distress was reported as a need by 165 (41%) patients, being met in 78 (20%) and unmet in 87 (22%). Hierarchical logistic regression showed that the presence of distress as a need was predicted by attendance at psychotherapy (OR=3.49, CI=1.62-7.53), presence of suicidal ideation (OR=2.89, CI=1.75-4.79), non-attendance at psychosocial rehabilitation (OR=2.84, CI=1.31-6.19), and higher psychopathology (OR=1.09, CI=1.06-1.12). An unmet need was predicted by family not accompanying patients to treatment (OR=2.60, CI=1.05-6.44) and higher psychopathology (OR=1.05, CI=1.02-1.09). The use of a cross-sectional design and a single questionnaire domain to evaluate distress are the main limitations. Subjective distress is a common unmet need in psychosis, and can be treated. The main clinical implication is that subjective distress in psychosis may be impacted on by family engagement and psychosocial interventions

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01650...
Additional Information:	© 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Library of Congress subject classification:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Sets:	Departments > Social Policy Research centres and groups > Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU)
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2015 14:25
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/64140/

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