Psychiatric comorbidity in individuals at-risk for psychosis: Relationships with symptoms, cognition and psychosocial functioning.
Candice Tze Kwan KamChung Mun NgKwun Nam ChanHoi Ching LeeSuet In ChanShirley Sanyin ChiuHo Ming LeeKit Wa Sherry ChanMing Cheuk WongKwok Ling ChanWai Song YeungCharles Wai Hong ChanLam Wai ChoyShiu Yin ChongMan Wa SiuTak Lam LoWai Ching YanMan Kin NgLap Tak PoonPui Fai PangWai Chung LamYip Chau WongWai Sau ChungYi Man MoSai Yu LuiLai Ming HuiEric Yu Hai ChenPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2020)
Comorbid disorders were frequently observed in Chinese ARMS individuals, and were linked to poorer cognition and higher suicide risk. Our findings underscore a potential critical role of psychiatric comorbidity in determining social functioning and subjective QoL in at-risk individuals. Further longitudinal research is required to clarify trajectories of comorbid disorder status and its prospective impact on clinical and functional outcomes in ARMS populations.