Self-reported premorbid health in 15 individuals who later developed schizophrenia compared with healthy controls: Prospective data from the Young-HUNT1 Survey (The HUNT Study)
Arne Okkenhaug, Torbjørn Tanem, T. Myklebust, B. Gjervan, Asbjørn Johansen
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Abstract
Objective: The study investigated whether youths who later developed schizophrenia would report poorer mental and psychosocial health compared with matched healthy controls. Method: The study had a prospective case control design. Data were extracted from the Norwegian health survey, the Young-HUNT1 survey (collected between 1995–1997). Results: The case group reported poorer subjective well-being, more negative emotions, and more difficulties related to social function compared to healthy controls. Several of them smoked nicotine daily and they were less physically active. Conclusions: The results support other studies showing that premorbid schizophrenia is associated with negative emotions and social disturbances. The results also reveal that negative subjective well-being and problems with smoking and inactivity were present before onset of the disease.
期刊介绍:
Psykologisk.no – Scandinavian Psychologist (ISSN 1894-5570) is an open-access journal sponsored by the Norwegian Society for Psychological Science. Instructions to authors are available in English and Norwegian. The word «psykologisk» means psychological. Our aim is to disseminate science-based psychological knowledge to the general public in Nordic countries, and to publish original research and professional articles of interest to the research community and the applied fields. In addition to the broader population, our target audiences are researchers and practitioners in psychology and in related fields, users of psychological services, as well as current and future students.