Giovanna Parmigiani, Gabriele Mandarelli, Lorenzo Tarsitani, Valentina Roselli, Ilaria Gaviano, Andrea Buscajoni, Massimo Biondi, Paolo Girardi, Stefano Ferracuti
INTRODUCTION: The stress-diathesis model of psychotic disorders describes, in vulnerable individuals, the role of psychosocial stress in the onset and exacerbation of psychotic symptoms. Another interesting approach to the study of vulnerability in the development of psychosis is represented by the basic symptoms concept. OBJECTIVE: The present study aims at proposing an integration between these two models and investigating possible associations between psychotic symptoms, basic symptoms, perceived stress, and life events in a sample of patients affected by schizophrenia (SZ), schizoaffective (SA), and bipolar disorder with and without psychotic symptoms...
April 28, 2021: Psychopathology