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ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2026

Subcategories of the Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis and Their Relationship to a Full First-Episode Psychosis Sample: An Exploratory Analysis of Longitudinal Outcomes.

Olivier Renaud-Charest, Vincent Paquin, Jean-Gabriel Daneault, Ashok K Malla, Ridha Joober, Srividya N Iyer, Martin Lepage, Jai L Shah

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Olivier Renaud-CharestFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 2M1, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-7143-6717
Vincent PaquinPrevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9589-039X
Jean-Gabriel DaneaultClinique J.-P. Mottard, Hôpital en santé mentale Albert-Prévost, Montreal, QC H4K 1B3, Canada.
Ashok K MallaPrevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.
Ridha JooberPrevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.
Srividya N IyerPrevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5367-9086
Martin LepagePrevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4345-6502
Jai L ShahPrevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7549-6990

Funding

Canada Research Chairs ProgramCIHRCIHR 68961CIHR MCT-94189Fonds de Recherche du Quebec-SanteLobeer FoundationZhubin Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and hypothesisSubcategories of the Clinical High-Risk state for psychosis (CHR-P) have been associated with differential risk for transition to first-episode psychosis (FEP), but their relevance for longer term FEP outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of 2 CHR-P subcategories - attenuated psychotic symptoms (APS) and brief intermittent psychotic symptoms (BIPS) - in a full sample of FEP patients, along with their association with outcome trajectories following psychosis onset. STUDY

designParticipants were recruited from an early intervention service and followed over 2 years, with repeated measures of psychotic symptoms, affective symptoms, and functioning. Pre-onset symptoms were assessed using follow-back methods to reconstruct subgroups and their prevalence within the sample. Linear mixed models were applied to examine associations between putative CHR-P subcategories and longitudinal outcomes. STUDY

resultsOf 319 patients, 240 (75.24%) experienced subthreshold psychotic symptoms indicative of a CHR-P state; of these, 51 (21.25%) had potential BIPS (either alone or with APS) and 189 (78.75%) potential APS only. There were no mean differences in scores for psychotic symptoms, affective symptoms, or functioning between subgroups. However, there was a slower improvement in Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores in the putative APS subgroup, which converged with the putative BIPS subgroup by year 2.

conclusionsPutative CHR-P subcategories of APS and BIPS exhibited similar outcome trajectories beyond psychosis onset, except for a possibly slower functional recovery in the putative APS subgroup. Longer term studies across stages of illness are needed to better understand the prognostic utility of these identifiers after FEP.

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Affective SymptomsDisease ProgressionOutcome Assessment, Health CareProdromal SymptomsPsychotic DisordersAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleRiskYoung Adultclinical high-riskclinical outcomesearly interventionfirst-episode psychosis

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PMID40971561
PMCPMC13391647

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