Wunderink Lex, Sytema Sjoerd, Nienhuis Fokko J, Wiersma Durk
University Medical Center Groningen, University Psychiatric Center (5.21), University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
Schizophr Bull. 2009 Mar;35(2):362-9. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbn143. Epub 2008 Nov 5.
Generally agreed outcome criteria in psychosis are required to evaluate the effectiveness of new treatment strategies. The aim of this study is to explore clinical recovery in first-episode patients, defined by meeting criteria for both symptomatic and functional remission.
In a sample of first-episode patients (N = 125), symptomatic and functional remission during the last 9 months of a 2-year follow-up period were examined, as well as recovery and its predictors.
Half the patients (52.0%) showed symptomatic remission and a quarter (26.4%) functional remission, while one-fifth (19.2%) met both criteria sets and were considered recovered. Recovery was significantly associated with short duration of untreated psychosis and better baseline functioning.
Most functionally remitted patients were also symptomatically remitted, while a minority of symptomatically remitted patients were also functionally remitted. Treatment delay may affect chance of recovery.
需要通用的精神病学疗效标准来评估新治疗策略的有效性。本研究旨在探讨首发患者的临床康复情况,其定义为符合症状缓解和功能缓解的标准。
在一组首发患者样本(N = 125)中,对两年随访期最后9个月的症状缓解和功能缓解情况以及康复情况及其预测因素进行了检查。
一半患者(52.0%)出现症状缓解,四分之一(26.4%)出现功能缓解,而五分之一(19.2%)符合两组标准,被视为康复。康复与未治疗精神病的短病程以及更好的基线功能显著相关。
大多数功能缓解的患者也有症状缓解,而少数症状缓解的患者也有功能缓解。治疗延迟可能会影响康复机会。