AUTHOR=Chen Fa Zhan , Wang Yi , Sun Xi Rong , Yao Yu Hong , Zhang Ning , Qiao Hui Fen , Zhang Lan , Li Zhan Jiang , Lin Hong , Lu Zheng , Li Jing , Chan Raymond C. K. , Zhao Xu Dong 

TITLE=Emotional Experiences Predict the Conversion of Individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome to Psychosis: A 6-Month Follow up Study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00818

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00818

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>The present study explored the conversion rate in individuals with Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) and potential predictor for transition in mainland China. Sixty-three participants identified as APS were followed up 6 months later. The results showed that 17% of individuals with APS converted to full-blown psychosis. The converters exhibited significantly poorer emotional experience and expression than the non-converters at baseline. A further binary logistic regression analysis showed that emotional experience could predict the transition (Wald = 4.18, <italic>p</italic> = 0.041, 95% CI = 1.04~6.82). The present study suggests an important role of emotional processing in the prediction of the development of full-blown psychosis.</p>