Introduction
psychotic symptoms, first-episode psychosis, mental ill
REMISSION
Compared to individuals without mental ill health, individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) report significantly lower levels of quality of life (QoL) [Understanding variability in QoL in FEP has important clinical implications. For instance, the disparity in QoL between individuals with FEP and the general population persists beyond symptomatic remission, suggesting that psychotic symptoms alone do not produce poor QoL [Liao et al. [However, the presence of QoL heterogeneity at a later stage of FEP recovery remains unclear; Liao et al.’s [Investigating whether heterogeneity in QoL persists into the later stages of the recovery phase is necessary as research suggests that whilst improvements in QoL may occur, it can remain poor or even deteriorate over time [Using the same sample and methodology as Liao et al. [