Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample
Abstract Background Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are associated with a variety of psychopathological symptoms. However, it remains unknown which dimensions of psychopathology are most closely related to the occurrence of PLEs. In this study, we aimed to analyze the association of PLEs with va...
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Abstract
Background
Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are associated with a variety of psychopathological symptoms. However, it remains unknown which dimensions of psychopathology are most closely related to the occurrence of PLEs. In this study, we aimed to analyze the association of PLEs with various domains of psychopathology.
Methods
A total of 1100 nonclinical adults (aged 18–35 years, 51.4% females) with a negative history of psychiatric treatment were surveyed. Assessment of psychopathology was performed using self-reports. Symptoms associated with PLEs were explored as continuous variables and based on clinically relevant thresholds using two separate network analyses.
Results
In both network analyses, PLEs were directly connected to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, manic symptoms, depressive symptoms, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Anxiety symptoms were associated with PLEs only in the network based on threshold scores. Importantly, edge weight for the connection of PLEs and OCD symptoms was significantly higher compared to edge weights of all other direct connections of PLEs with psychopathology in both networks. Edge weight for the connection between PLEs and manic symptoms was significantly higher compared to edge weights for direct connections of PLEs with depressive and ADHD symptoms in the network based on continuous scores of psychopathological symptoms. Edge weights of direct connections of PLEs with depressive, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms did not differ significantly in both networks.
Conclusions
Our findings indicate that PLEs are associated with multiple domains of psychopathology. However, these phenomena are most strongly associated with OCD symptoms regardless of their severity threshold.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e116d383192a42919585b8de65fcb0472023-07-27T06:37:17ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-01-016610.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2429Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sampleMaksymilian Rejek0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-0553Błażej Misiak1Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland Abstract Background Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are associated with a variety of psychopathological symptoms. However, it remains unknown which dimensions of psychopathology are most closely related to the occurrence of PLEs. In this study, we aimed to analyze the association of PLEs with various domains of psychopathology. Methods A total of 1100 nonclinical adults (aged 18–35 years, 51.4% females) with a negative history of psychiatric treatment were surveyed. Assessment of psychopathology was performed using self-reports. Symptoms associated with PLEs were explored as continuous variables and based on clinically relevant thresholds using two separate network analyses. Results In both network analyses, PLEs were directly connected to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, manic symptoms, depressive symptoms, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Anxiety symptoms were associated with PLEs only in the network based on threshold scores. Importantly, edge weight for the connection of PLEs and OCD symptoms was significantly higher compared to edge weights of all other direct connections of PLEs with psychopathology in both networks. Edge weight for the connection between PLEs and manic symptoms was significantly higher compared to edge weights for direct connections of PLEs with depressive and ADHD symptoms in the network based on continuous scores of psychopathological symptoms. Edge weights of direct connections of PLEs with depressive, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms did not differ significantly in both networks. Conclusions Our findings indicate that PLEs are associated with multiple domains of psychopathology. However, these phenomena are most strongly associated with OCD symptoms regardless of their severity threshold. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S092493382302429X/type/journal_articleearly interventionphenomenologypsychopathologypsychosisnetwork analysis |
| spellingShingle | Maksymilian Rejek Błażej Misiak Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample European Psychiatry early intervention phenomenology psychopathology psychosis network analysis |
| title | Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample |
| title_full | Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample |
| title_fullStr | Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample |
| title_short | Dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic-like experiences: Findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample |
| title_sort | dimensions of psychopathology associated with psychotic like experiences findings from the network analysis in a nonclinical sample |
| topic | early intervention phenomenology psychopathology psychosis network analysis |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S092493382302429X/type/journal_article |
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