Hypothetical continuity between Onset /UHR and CBT interventions
Poster C104, Saturday, October 22, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Le Baron
Maria Cristina Filograno5, Angela Carofiglio1, Daria Portnova4, Giuseppe Verrastro1, Rosa Marinelli6, Elvira Damato7, Francesca Gatti7, Gerolama Stea7, Anna Maria Piperis7, Teresa Antonicelli9, Arturo Catalano9, Fiore Mancini9; 1Mental Health Department ASL BARI - Psychiatrist, 4GIPPSI (Interdisciplinary Management for the Prevention of Psychosis) - EPASSS Foundation - ACLI Social and Health Services BARI - Psychiatrist, 5GIPPSI (Interdisciplinary Management for the Prevention of Psychosis) - EPASSS Foundation - ACLI Social and Health Services BARI - Psychologist, 6GIPPSI (Interdisciplinary Management for the Prevention of Psychosis) - EPASSS Foundation - ACLI Social and Health Services BARI - Health Professional Educator Coordinator, 7GIPPSI (Interdisciplinary Management for the Prevention of Psychosis) - EPASSS Foundation - ACLI Social and Health Services BARI - Health Professional Educator, 9GIPPSI (Interdisciplinary Management for the Prevention of Psychosis) - EPASSS Foundation - ACLI Social and Health Services BARI - Trainee Psychologist
Purpose In the field of psychotherapeutic treatment and psychosocial interventions CBT, we observe that the frequently treated subjects show symptoms comorbid, covering many dimensions, rather than a single diagnostic category. The hypothesis of a continuity between "normality" and "psychosis" (Van Os, 2009, Preti and Raballo, 2012) is known in the field of "early psychosis" and concerns the likelihood that expressions of psychotic character may appear, transitorily, in a non-clinical population and states of psychic invalidation could characterize pre-morbid stages. In an exploratory study, we aim to investigate the hypothesis of a continuum between clinical populations "Onset" and "Ultra High Risk", with an impact on the type of treatment to be adopted, in the sense idiographic or protocol. Methods and materials The method used involved the examination of the MMPI scores of 48 subjects (Center dedicated G.I.P.Psi - ASL BA - EPASSS), at the entrance of taking charge in the UHR group (n. 27) vs ONSET (n. 21). Results Statistical analyzes have shown significant differences in the clinical scales: D (0.025), Sc (0.05) and Si (0.05) between UHR and ONSET groups. Conclusions The differences, statistically significant, are less evident in the clinical profile. The traits of affective flattening, social inhibition and internalization, even if slightly accentuated in UHR sample, show a general overlap, giving rise to the hypothesis of a general dimensional continuity between the two groups. This condition can emphasize the opportunity of idiographic and experimental case treatments and a planning interventions calibrated on individual projects.
Topic Area: Ultra High Risk / Prodromal Research