The Multidimensional Construct of Resilience Across the Psychosis Spectrum: Evidence of Alterations in People with Early and Prolonged Psychosis

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2020-09
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Objective: Research has demonstrated that resilience impacts functional outcomes and is often reduced among those with prolonged psychosis. However, little work has examined when during the course of psychosis resilience declines and whether resilience impacts symptoms and functioning similarly in different illness phases. This study examined whether overall resilience (a) differed between those with early compared to relatively prolonged psychosis, (b) differed between the psychosis groups and nonclinical controls, and (c) differentially related to symptoms and functioning in the psychosis groups.

Method: Participants with early (n = 30) and prolonged psychosis (n = 64) and nonclinical controls (n = 58) completed the Resilience Scale. Psychosis participants also completed clinician-rated functioning and symptom measures. Analyses of Variance were used to compare group resilience levels. Pearson's correlations identified relationships between resilience, symptoms, and functioning.

Results: Overall resilience levels did not significantly differ between the psychosis groups, but both psychosis groups had lower resilience than nonclinical controls. Higher overall resilience was significantly associated with lower negative symptoms in the early psychosis group and lower mood symptoms in the prolonged psychosis group; greater resilience was significantly associated with higher functioning in both psychosis groups.

Conclusions and implications for practice: Resilience may be reduced throughout the course of psychosis but may differentially impact symptom domains in different illness phases. Targeting resilience with psychosocial interventions may be important throughout the course of psychosis and may lead to improvements in functioning as well as negative symptoms and mood symptoms (in early and prolonged psychosis, respectively).

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Luther L, Rosen C, Cummins JS, Sharma RP. The multidimensional construct of resilience across the psychosis spectrum: Evidence of alterations in people with early and prolonged psychosis. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2020;43(3):225-233. doi:10.1037/prj0000393
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