Publications by authors named "Lisa Sarraf"

Article Synopsis
  • High rates of NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) are found in individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis (FEP), which can be influenced by both sociodemographic and clinical factors.
  • The study used statistical analyses on 440 FEP patients to explore how sociodemographic variables (like socioeconomic status) and clinical variables (like negative symptom severity) interactively affect NEET status.
  • Results showed that both negative symptom severity and socioeconomic status independently contribute to NEET status, and their intersection highlights the complexity of these patients' functional outcomes, underscoring the need for tailored support that addresses both mental health and vocational resources.
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Psychiatric disorders are characterized by cognitive deficits, which have been proposed as a transdiagnostic feature of psychopathology ("C" factor). Similarly, cognitive biases (e.g.

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Background: Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) are at heightened risk of experiencing self-stigma, and some cultures are more stigmatizing towards SSD than others. The first purpose of this review is to provide an estimate of the relationship between self-stigma and clinical and psychosocial outcomes. The second purpose is to examine how these relationships vary across cultures.

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