Distress experienced by school going adolescents with risk for prodrome psychosis in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Pages: 960-962
Gargee Kanhere, Nandha Kumara Pujam, and Riya (Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh)

Psychotic like experiences subject the individuals to varying severity of distress. There is a dearth of research in the experience of distress associated with the prodromal psychosis phase in Indian population. Since adolescence is considered a crucial point for initiation of psychosis, the objective of the present study was to assess the distress experienced by males and female school going adolescents of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, with respect to psychotic like experiences self reported by them. A total of 406 school going adolescents participated in the study with 199 males and 207 female participants. The Prodrome Questionnaire Brief version, a self reported questionnaire, was employed for the study and the distress scores were calculated for each participant subsequently analysed for the frequency of the significant distress scores. The results indicated that 100 out of the 406 school going adolescents reported significant distress, in which, 63 were males, and 37 were females.