Good Outcome in UHR: A Patient Survey Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Good Outcome in Individuals at Ultra-High Risk (UHR) of Developing Psychosis from the Perspective of the Service-Users
IRAS ID
241673
Contact name
Natalia Petros
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 5 months, 31 days
Research summary
Long-term outcomes for individuals at risk of developing psychosis are heterogeneous; some develop a psychotic disorder, others continue to experience attenuated psychotic symptoms (APS) and some experience clinical remission and functional recovery. Existing ultra-high risk (UHR) literature is primarily vulnerability- and disease-focused. In recent years, there has been a gradual shift in research to focus on more favourable outcomes, yet despite positive findings, very few UHR studies have directly investigated or even reported good outcomes in this population. Perhaps one major obstacle for this research is the lack of a sound definition of what constitutes a ‘good’ outcome for UHR individuals. The current study uses the survey method to ask UHR service-users what factors they think are important indicators of good outcome in this clinical population. The data will be linked to a separate study examining what factors UHR-expert clinicians think are important for indicating a ‘good’ outcome in UHR individuals, with the eventual aim of developing standardized criteria and a tool to measure good outcome in this clinical population.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1379
Date of REC Opinion
25 Sep 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion