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First-episode schizophreniform disorder: comparisons with first-episode schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research, 2000
Schizophreniform disorder remains poorly understood and has been reported probably to be a heterogeneous group of psychotic disorders.This study compared first-episode schizophreniform disorder (N=12) and schizophrenia (N=18) patients. The authors propose that schizophreniform disorder has a different type of onset and outcome than schizophrenia ...
C A, Zarate, M, Tohen, M L, Land
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Ageism in first episode psychosis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009
Abstract Objective To consider the characteristics of first episode psychosis in older adults in a county in North East England. Method/Design The present study used a naturalistic design to compare individuals aged ...
Emma, Mitford, Robert, Reay, Kate, McCabe, Roger, Paxton, Douglas, Turkington   +4 more
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The Patient with First Episode Psychosis

Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 2001
The authors describe their approach to the patient presenting with a first episode of psychosis. This approach differs from the treatment of established/chronic patients and is critical in insuring proper assessment and initial treatment and may possibly influence the prognosis.
J, Lauriello, J, Bustillo, W P, Horan, S J, Keith   +3 more
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Depression in first-episode schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1993
Because findings regarding the prognostic significance of depressive symptoms in schizophrenia and their effect on the course and treatment of schizophrenia have been limited by the effects of previous treatment, retrospective evaluations, and differing definitions and criteria, the authors sought to determine the prevalence and prognostic significance
A R, Koreen, S G, Siris, M, Chakos, J, Alvir, D, Mayerhoff, J, Lieberman   +5 more
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Insight in first-episode schizophrenia

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 2008
Objective. To compare insight impairment, including its temporal changes, between remitters and nonremitters in patients with first-episode schizophrenia. Method. Males, consecutively hospitalized with diagnosed first-episode schizophrenia (according to ICD 10), who provided written informed consent, and were reassessed at the 1-year follow-up were ...
Eva, Cešková, Radovan, Přikryl, Tomáš, Kašpárek, Hana, Kučcerová   +3 more
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First-Episode Schizophrenia

CNS Spectrums, 2010
Clinicians treating patients with first-episode (FE) schizophrenia can draw upon the vast literature on the treatment of patients with multiple-episode schizophrenia. Studies with multi-episode patients, however, may not fully generalize to the treatment of FE patients. Studies with multi-episode patients typically recruit from hospitals or other acute
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Suicidality in first episode psychosis

Schizophrenia Research, 2006
Many studies have confirmed that the risk of suicide is high in the period after first presentation. There is relatively little information about the risk of suicide using illness onset as the starting point. We assessed suicidality in a cohort of 166 individuals from an urban catchment area during the period of untreated psychosis and at 4 year follow
Mary, Clarke, Peter, Whitty, Stephen, Browne, Orfhlaith, Mc Tigue, Anthony, Kinsella, John L, Waddington, Conall, Larkin, Eadbhard, O'Callaghan   +7 more
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Pharmacotherapy of first-episode schizophrenia

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1998
Background A growing interest in first-episode schizophrenia reflects the belief that this line of investigation will lead to further developments regarding schizophrenia's aetiology, course and outcome.Method Evidence from more recent clinical trials involving first-episode schizophrenia is integrated with neuroimaging data, specifically positron ...
G, Remington, S, Kapur, R B, Zipursky
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