Screening for sub-threshold psychotic experiences and perceived need for psychological services.

摘要: Aim Sub-threshold psychotic experiences (PEs) are common in the general population and may increase risk for psychological distress psychosis onset, generating a need effective community screening instruments. This study aimed to explore utility of brief, self-report, tool predicting perceived treatment among non-clinical sample, above beyond that accounted by accompanying forms psychopathology or trait neuroticism. Methods Construct validity, predictive validity test–retest reliability self-report questionnaire putative prepsychotic states were determined college students (N = 679). Multiple linear regression analyses conducted relationship between PEs services. Results With exception auditory perceptual disturbances, not significantly associated with one's services, belief from others services needed, after controlling neuroticism, anxiety depressive symptoms. Auditory disturbances even accounting these additional symptoms. Conclusions These results confirm usefulness evaluating presence sub-threshold PEs, particularly disturbances. The other however, was largely explained existence neurotic traits Screening be useful identifying unmet clinical young adults.