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P0145 - Unitary psychosis an evidence from early psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M.H. Khan
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, Sexual Health Institute of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
H.R. Chaudhry
Affiliation:
Paychiatry Department, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
M.G. Butt
Affiliation:
Paychiatry Department, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Z. Mukhtar
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, AZM Hospital, Sargoda, Pakistan
M. Haq
Affiliation:
Mental Health Department, Allenora, Lahore, Pakistan
A. Bakar
Affiliation:
Pharmachology Department, Remedies International, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

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Introduction:

Early psychosis is not a discrete disorder; rather it is mixed-up state .Different states like depression, anxiety, psychosis, obsession manifest during this period. 20% to 40% of BLIPS positive subjects eventually make transition to psychosis. Large proportion of remaining patients develops anxiety or mood disorders. During early psychosis unitary psychosis, manifest itself in forms of different psychiatric disorders.

Method:

An electronic search was made at data based websites including pub med and Blackwell synergy using key words, unitary psychosis, prodrom, early psychosis .This was followed by manual and internet study of relevant articles .

Results:

Cognitive deficits and defects of facial recognition were present in both schizophrenic and bipolar prodrom .In 24.2% schizo-obsessive patients reduced size of the left hippocampus was found. 84% subjects reported depressive symptoms before transition to psychosis, 73% of patient of schizophrenia starts with non-specific affective and negative symptoms. In presence of depression, probability of transition to psychosis increased from 4% to 21.7%. In 47.3% of patients, OCD occur before onset of frank psychosis.

Discussion:

High prevalence of comorbidities during prodromal phase indicates that shared common factor is involved. Anxiety, depression and attenuated psychosis are integral components of early psychosis. Overlapping of bipolar and schizophrenic prodrms depicts commonality of origin of two disorders.OCD is associated with schizo-obsessive subgroup. Strong interactive relationship among different disorders could be explained on basis of unitary psychosis.

Conclusion:

Presence of unitary psychosis is realized in the studies of early psychosis.

Type
Poster Session I: Schizophrenia and Psychosis
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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