Izmir Mental Health Cohort for Gene-Environment Interaction in Psychosis (TurkSch): Assessment of the Extended and Transdiagnostic Psychosis Phenotype and Analysis of Attrition in a 6-Year Follow-Up of a Community-Based Sample

Kırlı U., Binbay T., ELBİ H., Drukker M., KAYAHAN B., Ozkinay F., ...More

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY, vol.10, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00554
  • Journal Name: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: TurkSch is a prospective, longitudinal study in a representative community sample (Izmir, Turkey), consisting of several data collection stages, to screen and follow-up mental health outcomes, with a special focus on the extended and transdiagnostic psychosis phenotype. The aim of the present paper is to describe the research methodology, data collection results, and associations with noncontact and refusal in the longitudinal arm.