Erschienen in:
04.02.2019 | Original Article
Gender and 5-years course of psychosis patients: focus on clinical and social variables
verfasst von:
Carla Comacchio, Antonio Lasalvia, Chiara Bonetto, Doriana Cristofalo, Elisabetta Miglietta, Sara Petterlini, K. De Santi, S. Tosato, R. Riolo, C. Cremonese, E. Ceccato, G. Zanatta, Mirella Ruggeri, the PICOS Veneto Group
Erschienen in:
Archives of Women's Mental Health
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Abstract
Most studies on gender and psychosis have focused on gender differences at illness onset or on the long-term outcome, whereas little is known about the impact of gender on the first years after psychosis onset. A total of 185 first episode psychosis (FEP) patients were followed for 5 years after psychosis onset, and gender differences were explored in psychopathology (PANSS), needs for care (CAN), and insight (SAI-E). Male patients showed more negative symptoms than females over time, whereas female patients showed higher levels of depressive symptoms than males throughout the study period. In addition, female patients presented more functioning unmet needs for care, but higher levels of insight into illness than males. Therapy and rehabilitative programs for FEP patients should be gender-targeted, as gender has proved to impact on psychopathology, needs for care, and insight in the very first years following psychosis onset.