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Longitudinal predictors of subjective recovery in psychosis
Heather Law1, Nick Shryane2, Richard P Bentall2
1Heather Law, PhD, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester; Nick Shryane, PhD, University of Manchester; Richard P. Bentall, PhD, University of Liverpool; Anthony P. Morrison, ClinPsyD, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK heather.law@gmw.nhs.uk.
Background:
Research has highlighted the importance of recovery as defined by the service user, and suggests a link to negative emotion, although little is known about the role of negative emotion in predicting subjective recovery.
Aims:
To investigate longitudinal predictors of variability in recovery scores with a focus on the role of negative emotion.
Method:
Participants (n = 110) with experience of psychosis completed measures of psychiatric symptoms, social functioning, subjective recovery, depression, hopelessness and self-esteem at baseline and 6 months later. Path analysis was used to examine predictive factors for recovery and negative emotion.
Results:
Subjective recovery scores were predicted by negative emotion, positive self-esteem and hopelessness, and to a lesser extent by symptoms and functioning. Current recovery score was not predicted by past recovery score after accounting for past symptoms, current hopelessness and current positive self-esteem.
Conclusions:
Psychosocial factors and negative emotion appear to be the strongest longitudinal predictors of variation in subjective recovery, rather than psychiatric symptoms.
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