Stress coping strategies and their clinical correlates in patients with psychosis at various stages of illness: A case-control study.

Coping styles are similar in FEP and SCZ-AR subjects. However, decreased use of task-focused coping is more specific for FEP individuals while a preference of distraction might be more typical for SCZ-AR individuals. The use of various coping styles is similar in FHR-P individuals and controls. Preference of distraction and emotion-focused coping might be related to more severe depressive symptoms and poor functioning in individuals with psychosis.