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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2022

Distressing psychotic-like experiences, cognitive functioning and early developmental markers in clinically referred young people aged 8-18 years.

G L Barnes, C Stewart, S Browning, K Bracegirdle, K R Laurens, K Gin, C Hirsch, C Abbott, J Onwumere, P Banerjea and 2 more

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G L BarnesDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK. Georgina.L.Barnes@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-9778
C StewartDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
S BrowningSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
K BracegirdleSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
K R LaurensDepartment of Psychosis Studies, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
K GinDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
C HirschDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
C AbbottSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
J OnwumereDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
P BanerjeaSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
E KuipersDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
S JolleyDepartment of Psychology, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, SE5 8AF, UK.

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Guy's and St Thomas' Charity R10041National Institute for Health Research PB-PG-0613-31113
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purposeNeurocognitive difficulties and early childhood speech/motor delays are well documented amongst older adolescents and young adults considered at risk for psychosis-spectrum diagnoses. We aimed to test associations between unusual or psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), co-occurring distress/emotional symptoms, current cognitive functioning and developmental delays/difficulties in young people (aged 8-18 years) referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in South London, UK.

methodsStudy 1 examined receptive language, verbal learning and caregiver-reported speech and motor delays/difficulties in a sample of 101 clinically-referred children aged 8-14 years, comparing those reporting no PLEs (n = 19), PLEs without distress (n = 16), and PLEs with distress (n = 66). Study 2 tested associations of severity of distressing PLEs with vocabulary, perceptual reasoning, word reading and developmental delays/difficulties in a second sample of 122 adolescents aged 12-18 years with distressing PLEs.

resultsIn Study 1, children with distressing PLEs had lower receptive language and delayed recall and higher rates of developmental delays/difficulties than the no-PLE and non-distressing PLE groups (F values: 2.3-2.8; p values: < 0.005). Receptive language (β = 0.24, p = 0.03) and delayed recall (β = - 0.17, p = 0.02) predicted PLE distress severity. In Study 2, the cognitive-developmental variables did not significantly predict PLE distress severity (β values = 0.01-0.22, p values: > 0.05).

conclusionFindings may be consistent with a cognitive-developmental model relating distressing PLEs in youth with difficulties in cognitive functioning. This highlights the potential utility of adjunctive cognitive strategies which target mechanisms associated with PLE distress. These could be included in cognitive-behavioural interventions offered prior to the development of an at-risk mental state in mental health, educational or public health settings.

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Adolescent Health ServicesCognitive Behavioral TherapyMental Health ServicesPsychotic DisordersAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCognitionHumansYoung AdultChildhoodDevelopmental milestone delaysMemoryReceptive languageUnusual experiences

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PMCPMC8934329

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