Trial reportPloS one2021
Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The experience of loneliness among people with psychosis: Qualitative meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Mediating effects of healthy lifestyle factors on associations between mental health and functional outcomes in early adolescence.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Mediating Effects of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Associations between Mental Health and Functional Outcomes in Early Adolescence.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Correlation Between Social Support, Patient Satisfaction, and Associated Factors in Patients with Schizophrenia.Cureus · 2025Article
- Social Processes of Young Adults' Recovery and Identity Formation during Life-Disruptive Mental Distress-A Meta-Ethnography.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Lived experiences of adolescents admitted for first-episode psychosis in South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2023Article
- Psychosis spectrum illnesses as disorders of prefrontal critical period plasticity.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Review
- Rasch Modeling and Differential Item Functioning of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short Version among People with Three Different Psychiatric Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFirst episode psychosis and reduced social networks have been found to go hand in hand, but specific mechanisms are unclear. The manifestation of symptoms and the effect of stigma are two possibilities discussed in the literature but the experiences and views of young people with psychosis have been neglected.
aimsTo explore experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis, focusing especially on any perceived changes in their friendships or approach to peer relationships as a result of the illness.
methodsFourteen participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide, which explored participants' views and experiences of their friendships during the acute phase of illness and in the path to recovery, the impact of friendships on illness experience and of illness on patterns of social contact, and the potential role of services in supporting people with their friendships. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.
resultsIdentified themes included the loss of social contacts because both young people developing psychosis withdrew and because friends withdrew as illness developed. Regarding recovery, a unique role was identified for friends and participants were often making conscious efforts to rebuild social networks. Mental health services were viewed as having a limited direct role in this.
conclusionsSupporting the development of opportunities and skills needed for social relationships following an episode of psychosis may be a useful focus.
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