The exploration of a screen model for detecting undergraduates at higher risk for developing psychosis: A cross-sectional study in a medical university

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Oct;58(4):1372-1380. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12939. Epub 2021 Aug 30.

Abstract

Purpose: To examine a screen model for detecting undergraduates with higher risk for developing psychosis (HRDP).

Design and methods: A cross-sectional design with convenience sampling was used. The screen model included exploration stage by self-report scales and confirmation stage by face-to-face interviews.

Findings: A total of 273 students were detected from 4744 surveys during 4 years. Of them, 120 students with HRDP were identified and 7 had been diagnosed as schizophrenia or bipolar disorders at 12-month follow-up.

Practice implications: This screen model can be used in early detection for undergraduates with HRDP from large general samples.

Keywords: early detection; high risk for psychosis; screen model; undergraduates.

MeSH terms

  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Humans
  • Psychotic Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Psychotic Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Schizophrenia* / diagnosis
  • Students
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Universities