Table 1.
Baseline Clinical and Demographic Characteristics
| Characteristic | n=6 |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 19.50 (1.52) |
| Gender, Male, № (%) | 2 (33.3%) |
| Education | |
| Finished high school | 5 (83.3%) |
| Homeschooled (high school) | 1 (16.7%) |
| Started college | 3 (50%) |
| Dropped classes | 2 (33.3%) |
| Leave of absence | 1 (16.7%) |
| Currently not in school or working | 3 (50%) |
| Relationship status: Single № (%) | 5 (83.3%) |
| Ethnic group | |
| African American | 3 (50%) |
| Hispanic | 1 (16.7%) |
| Caucasian | 1 (16.7%) |
| Mixed | 1 (16.7%) |
| Disadvantaged background (recent immigrants, adopted) | 6 (100%) |
| Parents’ marital status, single | 6 (100%) |
| Living situation, Lives with mother | 6 (100%) |
| Mother’s employment status, employed | 6 (100%) |
| IQ, WTAR, Mean (SD) | 98.67 (14.17) |
| Prodromal Questionnaire, Positive Symptoms, Mean (SD) (0, 45) | 15.33 (3.67) |
| CAARMS Criteria | |
| CAARMS, At-Risk Mental State № (%) | 6 (100%) |
| CAARMS Attenuated Psychosis | 4 (66.7%) |
| CAARMS Vulnerability & Attenuated Psychosis | 1 (16.7%) |
| CAARMS BLIPS | 1 (16.7%) |
| SOFAS, Mean (SD) (1, 100) | 48.50 (3.67) |
| BDI-II, Mean (SD) (0, 63) | 19.5 (15.35) |
| STAI, Mean (SD) (20, 80) | 50.17 (15.43) |
| Previously hospitalized | 1 (16.7%) |
| Using psychotropic medications* | 4 (66.7%) |
| Antipsychotics | 1 (16.7%) |
| Antipsychotics and mood stabilizer | 1 (16.7%) |
| Antipsychotics and anti-anxiety and anti-depressants | 1 (16.7%) |
*
At post-CBT and 3-months follow up, only three participants continued to be prescribed antipsychotics.
Abbreviations: WTAR = Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (Wechsler, 2001), Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ; Loewey et al., 2005); CAARMS = Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States, BLIPS = Brief limited intermittent psychotic symptoms, SOFAS = Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale, BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; SD= Standard Deviation.