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ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2025

Three-year course of clinical high-risk symptoms for psychosis in the community: a latent class analysis.

C Michel, N Osman, G Rinaldi, B G Schimmelmann, J Kindler, F Schultze-Lutter

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  1. Basic symptoms of psychosis-from historical foundations to current evidence.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2026
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C MichelUniversity Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-6681
N OsmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-0099
G RinaldiUniversity Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1644-8020
B G SchimmelmannUniversity Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
J KindlerUniversity Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
F Schultze-LutterUniversity Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-9574

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aimsClinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR-P) states exhibit diverse clinical presentations, prompting a shift towards broader outcome assessments beyond psychosis manifestation. To elucidate more uniform clinical profiles and their trajectories, we investigated CHR-P profiles in a community sample.

methodsParticipants (

resultsSimilar three-class solutions were yielded for both time points. Class 1 was mainly characterized by subtle, subjectively experienced disturbances in mental processes, including thinking, speech and perception (basic symptoms [BSs]). Class 2 was characterized by subthreshold positive psychotic symptoms (i.e., mild delusions or hallucinations) indicative of an ultra-high risk for psychosis. Class 3, the largest group (comprising over 90% of participants), exhibited the lowest probability of experiencing any psychosis-related symptoms (CHR-P symptoms). Classes 1 and 2 included more participants with functional impairment and psychiatric morbidity. Class 3 participants had a low probability of having functional deficits or mental disorders at both time points, suggesting that Class 3 was the healthiest group and that their mental health and functioning remained stable throughout the study period. While 91% of Baseline Class 3 participants remained in their class over time, most Baseline Classes 1 (74%) and Class 2 (88%) participants moved to Follow-up Class 3.

conclusionsDespite some temporal fluctuations, CHR-P symptoms within community samples cluster into distinct subgroups, reflecting varying levels of symptom severity and risk profiles. This clustering highlights the largely distinct nature of BSs and attenuated positive symptoms within the community. The association of Classes 1 and 2 with Axis-I disorders and functional deficits emphasizes the clinical significance of CHR-P symptoms. These findings highlight the need for personalized preventive measures targeting specific risk profiles in community-based populations.

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Prodromal SymptomsPsychotic DisordersAdolescentAdultDelusionsFemaleHallucinationsHumansLatent Class AnalysisLongitudinal StudiesMaleRisk FactorsSwitzerlandYoung Adultclinical profilescommunitycoursegeneral populationlatent class analysismovementoutcomepsychosis risk

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PMCPMC11735126

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