Key result
During the assessment of prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, adolescents exhibited increased sympathetic activation compared to recovery and reduced vagal activation compared to interpersonal functioning assessment.
Why the study?
To investigate the association between prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, autonomic activity, and personality functioning.
Does the assessment of prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia alter autonomic functioning in adolescents?
Cross-Sectional (n=10)
No
Does the assessment of prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia alter autonomic functioning in adolescents?
Integrating autonomic assessment in clinical psychiatric practice may provide insights into physiological responses during the evaluation of prodromal schizophrenia symptoms.
Prodromal assessments may associate with autonomic shifts in adolescents; hypothesis-generating for autonomic monitoring in early psychosis risk.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, autonomic activity, and personality functioning. METHOD: 10 adolescents underwent semi-structured interviews assessing prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia and personality functioning. Cardiac activity was recorded at baseline, during the clinical interviews, and at recovery to assess concurrent changes in autonomic functioning. RESULTS: During the assessment of prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, participants increased sympathetic activation compared to the recovery condition, and reduced vagal activation compared to the assessment of interpersonal functioning. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of integrating the autonomic assessment in clinical psychiatric and psychological practice.
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Caretti et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia (n=10). Clinical interviews assessing prodromal symptoms and personality functioning vs. Baseline and recovery conditions was evaluated on Changes in autonomic functioning (RSA, LF-HRV, and HR) across baseline, experimental conditions, and recovery (p=<0.0005). During the assessment of prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, adolescents exhibited increased sympathetic activation compared to recovery and reduced vagal activation compared to interpersonal functioning assessment.
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