Tsutomu Takahashi, Naoyuki Katagiri, Yuko Higuchi, Shimako Nishiyama, Yu Arai, Hiromi Tagata, Suzie Lavoie, Patrick D McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, Alison R Yung, Tommaso Boldrini, Takahiro Nemoto, Masafumi Mizuno, Michio Suzuki, Andrea Polari
BACKGROUND: Labeling terms for high-risk state for psychosis, such as 'ultra-high risk' (UHR), 'attenuated psychosis syndrome' (APS), and 'at-risk mental state' (ARMS), have been criticized for their potential to lead to stigma. Hence, mental health service users in Melbourne recently proposed new terms illustrating the at-risk concept ['pre-diagnosis stage' (PDS), 'potential of developing a mental illness' (PDMI), and 'disposition for developing a mental illness' (DDMI)]. We aimed at testing the suitability of these existing and new terms in the clinical settings of early psychiatric intervention in Japan...
April 16, 2024: Schizophrenia Research