PMID- 34138610
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220302
LR  - 20230708
IS  - 1559-3126 (Electronic)
IS  - 1095-158X (Print)
IS  - 1095-158X (Linking)
VI  - 45
IP  - 1
DP  - 2022 Mar
TI  - A qualitative study on identity in individuals at clinical high risk for 
      psychosis: " ... Why does it have to be one thing?".
PG  - 44-53
LID - 10.1037/prj0000492 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Qualitative research can shed light on the subjective experiences of 
      individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis, complement quantitative 
      research, broaden our understanding of experiencing CHR, and inform intervention 
      development. The aim of this study was to explore life experiences of individuals 
      at CHR through qualitative research. METHOD: Participants were 37 individuals at 
      CHR (20 male, 17 female) aged 16-34 (M(age) = 23.32 +/- 5.26), and 16 healthy 
      controls (HCs; 7 male, 9 female) aged 18-34 (M(age) = 25.37 +/- 4.05). Qualitative 
      data were obtained through open-ended interviews (30-45 min). No a priori 
      hypotheses were made, and thematic analyses were used to develop themes. RESULTS: 
      Four major themes and one subtheme related to identity were identified through 
      the iterative thematic analysis: defining a self-concept (with a subtheme of 
      creativity), identity development/formation, feeling different from others, and 
      change from a former self. Over 80% of the CHR cohort spontaneously discussed 
      topics related to their identity, compared to 38% of HCs. HCs only reported 
      content within the defining a self-concept theme, while the CHR group reported 
      content within all themes. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The present 
      study demonstrates that identity formation is a major process for youth in 
      general and that psychosis experiences can make this process more challenging. 
      CHR participants spontaneously brought up multiple themes related to identity in 
      open-ended interviews, suggesting the relevance of this topic in this population. 
      Clinicians should continue to probe identity-related concerns on an individual 
      basis and research should focus on integrating this framework into the 
      conceptualization and treatment of CHR. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, 
      all rights reserved).
FAU - Sarac, Cansu
AU  - Sarac C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3819-5918
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - DeLuca, Joseph S
AU  - DeLuca JS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-7219
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Bilgrami, Zarina R
AU  - Bilgrami ZR
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5996-415X
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Herrera, Shaynna N
AU  - Herrera SN
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8295-4515
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Myers, Jonathan J
AU  - Myers JJ
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Dobbs, Matthew F
AU  - Dobbs MF
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Haas, Shalaila S
AU  - Haas SS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1385-1050
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Todd, Therese L
AU  - Todd TL
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1021-290X
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Srivastava, Agrima
AU  - Srivastava A
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Jespersen, Rachel
AU  - Jespersen R
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Shaik, Riaz B
AU  - Shaik RB
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Landa, Yulia
AU  - Landa Y
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Davidson, Larry
AU  - Davidson L
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Pavlo, Anthony J
AU  - Pavlo AJ
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
FAU - Corcoran, Cheryl M
AU  - Corcoran CM
AD  - Department of Psychiatry.
LA  - eng
GR  - R01 MH107558/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 MH115332/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - T32 MH122394/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210617
PL  - United States
TA  - Psychiatr Rehabil J
JT  - Psychiatric rehabilitation journal
JID - 9601800
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Emotions
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Psychotic Disorders/therapy
MH  - Qualitative Research
MH  - *Self Concept
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC8678395
MID - NIHMS1732585
EDAT- 2021/06/18 06:00
MHDA- 2022/03/03 06:00
PMCR- 2023/03/01
CRDT- 2021/06/17 17:14
PHST- 2021/06/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/03/03 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/06/17 17:14 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 2021-56336-001 [pii]
AID - 10.1037/prj0000492 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2022 Mar;45(1):44-53. doi: 10.1037/prj0000492. Epub 2021 Jun 
      17.