@article{ref1,
title="Individual psychotherapy can reduce suicidal ideation in First Episode Psychosis: further findings from the 2-year follow-up of the "Parma Early Psychosis" program",
journal="Clinical psychology and psychotherapy",
year="2021",
author="Pelizza, Lorenzo and Maestri, Davide and Leuci, Emanuela and Quattrone, Emanuela and Azzali, Silvia and Paulillo, Giuseppina and Pellegrini, Pietro",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Suicidal thinking is relevant in patients with First-Episode Psychosis (FEP). However, longitudinal studies specifically examining treatment response for suicidal ideation in FEP are still relatively scarce, especially with long-term design and in real-world clinical settings. The aims of this research were (A) to longitudinally assess suicidal thoughts in people with FEP along a 2-year follow-up period, and (B) to overtime investigate any significant association of suicidal ideation levels with the specific treatment components of an &quot;Early Intervention in Psychosis&quot; (EIP) protocol along the 2 years of follow-up. <br><br>METHODS: At entry, 232 FEP participants (aged 12-35 years) completed the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), including a &quot;Suicidality&quot; item subscore. Multiple linear regression analysis was then performed. <br><br>RESULTS: Across the follow-up, FEP subjects showed a relevant decrease in suicidal thinking levels overtime. This was specifically predicted by the total number of individual psychotherapy sessions offered within the 2-year EIP protocol and antidepressant dose (at least as regards the first year of our intervention). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Suicidal ideation is clinically relevant in FEP, but seems to improve overtime together with the provision of specific, patient-tailored and integrated EIP treatments, especially individual psychotherapy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-3995",
doi="10.1002/cpp.2678",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2678"
}