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Emotional and stigma-related experiences relative to being told one is at risk for psychosis.
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Woodberry, Kristen; Powers, Kate; Bryant, Caitlin; Downing, Donna; Verdi, Mary; Elacqua, Katherine; Reuman, Audrey; Kennedy, Leda; Shapiro, Daniel; West, Michelle; Huang, Debbie; Crump, Francesca; Grivel, Margaux; Blasco, Drew; Herrera, Shaynna; Corcoran, Cheryl; Seidman, Larry; Link, Bruce; McFarlane, William; Yang, Lawrence
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OBJECTIVE: Despite the appeal of early intervention in psychosis, there is concern that identifying youth as having high psychosis risk (PR) may trigger stigma. This study employed a pre-post design to measure change in PR participants emotions about PR upon being told of their PR status and according to whether this was the first time receiving this information. METHODS: Participants (n = 54) identified as at PR via structured interview rated their emotions about PR before and after being told they were at PR. Qualitative analyses explored the valence of participant reflections on being given this information. RESULTS: Participants reported significantly less negative emotion after being told of their PR status (p