Your life story may predict mental health recovery, study suggests
NCT ID NCT07330843
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how people with a first episode of psychosis tell their life stories and whether that relates to their well-being and recovery. Researchers will compare 96 participants—those with early psychosis, those with chronic psychosis, and healthy controls—using questionnaires and interviews. No treatment or drug is involved; the goal is simply to understand the link between narrative identity and mental health.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
406 / 5,000 Three groups of participants will be formed: 1. a group of participants meeting the criteria for a FEP; 2. a group of "chronic" participants diagnosed with a psychotic disorder (recruited from patients at the Carémeau University Hospital in Nîmes); and 3. a control group of participants, representative of the general population (recruited through social media advertisements).
- Ages
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16 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subject who has given their free and informed consent. * Subject who has signed the consent form. * Subject who is a member of or beneficiary of a health insurance plan. For the FEP group: * Patient treated in a psychiatric department (consultation or hospitalization) for a FEP defined by: * Presence of positive psychotic symptoms (delusions and/or hallucinations and/or conceptual disorganization) evolving for at least one week, either every day or at least 3 times a week for at least one hour per occasion * Never having taken neuroleptic treatment with an antipsychotic purpose (with the exception of antipsychotic treatment initiated for the current episode) * Disorder meeting DSM 5 criteria from the following list: delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder lasting more than 7 days, schizophreniform disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, substance-induced psychotic disorder lasting more than 7 days, other specific or non-specific schizophrenia spectrum disorder or other psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder I or II with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features, substance-induced bipolar disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features, major depressive disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features For the "Chronic" group: • Patients diagnosed with a disorder meeting DSM-5 criteria for more than 18 months from the following list: delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder lasting more than 7 days, schizophreniform disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, substance-induced psychotic disorder lasting more than 7 days, other specific or non-specific schizophrenia spectrum disorder or other psychotic disorder, bipolar I or II disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features, substance-induced bipolar disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features, major depressive disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is participating in category 1 RIPH or a clinical drug trial or clinical investigation study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The patient is unable to express consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Pregnant or breastfeeding subject. * Patient with a history of traumatic brain injury * Patient with moderate to severe mental retardation (IQ ≤ 55) For the FEP group: • FEP related to a drug-induced psychotic disorder or due to another medical condition For the "Control" group: * Patient with lifetime experience of FEP * Patient with a diagnosis of a disorder meeting DSM-5 criteria from the following list: delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder lasting more than 7 days, schizophrenia-like disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, substance-induced psychotic disorder lasting more than 7 days, other specific or non-specific schizophrenia spectrum disorder or other psychotic disorder, bipolar I or II disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features, bipolar disorder with mood-congruent and mood-incongruent psychotic features substance-induced mood, major depressive disorder with psychotic features congruent and incongruent with mood
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CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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