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ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2019

Using Online Screening in the General Population to Detect Participants at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.

Mhairi McDonald, Eleni Christoforidou, Nicola Van Rijsbergen, Ruchika Gajwani, Joachim Gross, Andrew I Gumley, Stephen M Lawrie, Matthias Schwannauer, Frauke Schultze-Lutter, Peter J Uhlhaas

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Mhairi McDonaldInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Eleni ChristoforidouInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Nicola Van RijsbergenInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Ruchika GajwaniInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Joachim GrossInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Andrew I GumleyInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Stephen M LawrieDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Matthias SchwannauerDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Frauke Schultze-LutterUniversity Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Peter J UhlhaasInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

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Medical Research Council MR/L011689/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIdentification of participants at clinical high-risk (CHR) for the development of psychosis is an important objective of current preventive efforts in mental health research. However, the utility of using web-based screening approaches to detect CHR participants at the population level has not been investigated.

methodsWe tested a web-based screening approach to identify CHR individuals. Potential participants were invited to a website via e-mail invitations, flyers, and invitation letters involving both the general population and mental health services. Two thousand two hundred seventy-nine participants completed the 16-item version of the prodromal questionnaire (PQ-16) and a 9-item questionnaire of perceptual and cognitive aberrations (PCA) for the assessment of basic symptoms (BS) online. 52.3% of participants met a priori cut-off criteria for the PQ and 73.6% for PCA items online. One thousand seven hundred eighty-seven participants were invited for a clinical interview and n = 356 interviews were conducted (response rate: 19.9%) using the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental State (CAARMS) and the Schizophrenia Proneness Interview, Adult Version (SPI-A). n = 101 CHR participants and n = 8 first-episode psychosis (FEP) were detected. ROC curve analysis revealed good to moderate sensitivity and specificity for predicting CHR status based on online results for both UHR and BS criteria (sensitivity/specificity: PQ-16 = 82%/46%; PCA = 94%/12%). Selection of a subset of 10 items from both PQ-16 and PCA lead to an improved of specificity of 57% while only marginally affecting sensitivity (81%). CHR participants were characterized by similar levels of functioning and neurocognitive deficits as clinically identified CHR groups.

conclusionThese data provide evidence for the possibility to identify CHR participants through population-based web screening. This could be an important strategy for early intervention and diagnosis of psychotic disorders.

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Early DiagnosisEarly Medical InterventionInternetNeuropsychological TestsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMass ScreeningPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersRiskSchizophreniabasic symptomsclinical high-riskearly interventionpsychosisweb screening

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