Functional and clinical outcomes of delusional disorder and schizophrenia patients after first episode psychosis: a 4-year follow-up study.

Background: Literature has typically associated delusional disorder with a poorer prognosis relative to schizophrenia, without considering the confounding effect of age despite the differential age of onset. This study therefore aims to investigate the diagnostic stability, clinical, functional, and neurocognitive differences of Chinese first-episode psychosis age-matched patients with delusional disorder and schizophrenia at four years.

Methods: 71 delusional disorder and 71 age-matched schizophrenia patients were followed up for four years after their initial episode.

Working memory deterioration as an early warning sign for relapse in remitted psychosis: A one-year naturalistic follow-up study.

Background: Relapse prevention is an important goal in the clinical management of psychosis. Cognitive deficits/deterioration can provide useful insights for monitoring relapse in psychosis patients.

Methods: This was a prospective, naturalistic 1-year follow-up study involving 110 psychosis patients with full clinical remission.

Mindfulness meditation for Chinese patients with psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mindfulness meditation (MM) and its alignment with the mind-body perspective of health in Chinese cultures indicate its potential to benefit Chinese patients with psychosis. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to address the following questions: (1) Does MM improve clinical, well-being, and third-wave outcomes (i.e.

ReMind, a smartphone application for psychotic relapse prediction: A longitudinal study protocol.

Background: Psychotic disorders are associated with a high rate of relapse. In addition to medication non-adherence, some psychosocial factors have been found to be predictive of relapse (e.g.