Factor analysis of the Scale of Prodromal Symptoms: data from the Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program

Publication Date

2014

Journal Title

Early Interv Psychiatry

Abstract

AIM: The Scale of Prodromal Symptoms (SOPS) was developed to identify individuals experiencing early signs of psychosis, a critical first step towards early intervention. Preliminary dimension reduction analyses suggested that psychosis-risk symptoms may deviate from the traditional symptom structure of schizophrenia, but findings have been inconsistent. This study investigated the phenomenology of psychosis risk symptoms in a large sample from a multi-site, national study using rigorous factor analysis procedure. METHODS: Participants were 334 help-seeking youth (age: 17.0 +/- 3.3) from the Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program, consisting of 203 participants at clinically higher risk (sum of P scores >/= 7), 87 with clinically lower risk (sum of P scores < 7) and 44 in very early first-episode psychosis (

Volume Number

11

Issue Number

1

Pages

14-22

Document Type

Article

EPub Date

2014/12/23

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Psychiatry

Additional Departments

Molecular Medicine

PMID

25529847

DOI

10.1111/eip.12209

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