Negative cognition, depressed mood, and paranoia: a longitudinal pathway analysis using structural equation modeling.

Journal article

The role of negative cognition and effect in maintaining psychotic symptoms is increasingly recognized but has yet to be substantiated though longitudinal analysis. Based on an a priori theoretical model, we hypothesized that negative cognition and depressed mood play a direct causal role in maintaining paranoia in people with psychosis and that the effect of mood is mediated by negative cognition. We used data from the 301 patients in the Prevention of Relapse in Psychosis Trial of cognitive...

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Authors: Fowler, D; Hodgekins, J; Garety, P; Freeman, D; Kuipers, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Schizophrenia bulletin
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1063-1073
• Publication date: 2012-09-01
• DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr019
• EISSN: 1745-1701
• ISSN: 0586-7614
• Language: English
• Keywords: Delusions; Models, Psychological; Cognition Disorders; Female; Affect; Attitude; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Schizophrenia, Paranoid; Prognosis; Male; Models, Statistical; Longitudinal Studies; Culture; Humans; Statistics as Topic; Depressive Disorder; Adult; Psychotic Disorders