Aberrant Salience, Psychotic-Like Experiences, and Anxiety: a Case-Control Study

In this research, we investigate how Aberrant Salience (AS), Psychotic-Like Experiences (PLEs), and anxiety are interlinked in both healthy individuals and subjects with psychotic disorders. AS is a trait contributing to a susceptibility to psychosis and anxiety, while PLEs are subclinical states often leading to psychosis. We hypothesize that AS impacts the occurrence and severity of PLEs, which in turn influences anxiety.ObjectivesThe goal is to offer a more nuanced understanding of the risk factors leading to psychotic disorders and to shed light on anxiety psychopathogenesis in healthy and psychotic bel>Descriptive statistics - Mean ± Std. Deviation.Control Group (N=163)Psychotic Group (N=44)p-value ASI11.690 ± 6.09814.360 ± 7.1630.014CAPEposF1.391 ± 0.3401.617 ± 0.4880.001CAPEposD1.792 ± 0.6151.941 ± 0.6940.167SCL-90-R-ANX0.678 ± 0.6000.905 ± 0.6430.030Legend: ASI, Aberrant Salience Inventory; CAPEposF, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences - positive dimension - Frequency; CAPEposD, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences - positive dimension - Distress; SCL-90-R-ANX, Symptom Check List-90-revised, Anxiety.Image:Image 2:ConclusionsPLEs triggered by AS led to anxiety in the control group but not in psychotic patients. The discrepancy could be due to reduced novelty and awareness of experiences in the patient group. This may affect how bodily responses to PLEs are perceived and suggests the need for specialized treatment approaches for anxiety in these two groups.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared