Primary and secondary negative symptoms severity and the use of psychiatric care resources in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A 3-year follow-up longitudinal retrospective study.

Negative symptoms represent one of the core features of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), strongly correlated with low remission rates, poor real-world functioning, and worse quality of life. Despite the body of evidence attesting the role of negative symptoms in determining worse outcomes in SSD, few studies have directly investigated their impact on the use of psychiatric services and even fewer research have examined the differential impact between primary versus secondary negative symptoms. The present study aims to investigate whether SSD subjects with high levels of primary and of secondary negative symptoms at an index hospitalization show a different use of psychiatric services in the subsequent 3 years.

Effects of education and social contact on mental health-related stigma among high-school students.

Poor knowledge and stigma toward people with mental illness negatively affect intentions to seek help among adolescents. The study aimed to assess the impact of three school-based interventions and to explore whether positive changes in attitudes were linked to more favorable changes in desire for social distance and seeking help. A total of 221 upper secondary students were allocated to three interventions: 1.