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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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Pharmacotherapy of first-episode psychosis

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2003
Early intervention in psychosis has attracted more attention in the last few years. The treatment of this phase of the disorders requires a specific and adapted approach. The issue of engaging the patient is so critical that it influences not only the choice of medication, but also the context and the way in which it is administered.
Martin, Lambert, Philippe, Conus, Tim, Lambert, Pat D, McGorry   +3 more
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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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Insight in first-episode psychosis

Psychological Medicine, 2006
Background. We report here a study examining the relationships between insight and psychopathology, cognitive performance, brain volume and co-morbid depression in 251 patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis, who were then randomly assigned to 2 years of double-blind treatment with either olanzapine or haloperidol.Method.
Joseph P, McEvoy, Jackie, Johnson, Diana, Perkins, Jeffrey A, Lieberman, Robert M, Hamer, Richard S E, Keefe, Mauricio, Tohen, Ira D, Glick, Tonmoy, Sharma   +8 more
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Clinician Recognition of First Episode Psychosis

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021
Purpose: Psychotic disorders develop during mid-adolescence through early adulthood, with the initial few months a “critical period” offering the greatest promise for recovery. However, the duration of untreated psychosis is typically over a year. This study aimed to identify aspects of care episodes contributing to delays in diagnosis of a first ...
Kathryn Albin, Cameron Albin, Clark D. Jeffries, Diana O. Perkins   +3 more
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The First Episode of Psychosis

2021
Now in its second edition, The First Episode of Psychosis is the ideal book for young people and their families experiencing the frightening and confusing initial episode of psychosis, which often occurs during late adolescence or early adulthood.
Beth Broussard, Michael T. Compton
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First episode psychosis in a paediatric hospital

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
A brief description of a one year case series of young people presenting with first episode psychosis to a paediatric hospital in Singapore. The purpose of the study was to identify the clinical characteristics including duration of symptoms at presentation, medical investigations performed and short-term outcomes following diagnosis.
Pei Ling Lim, Roselyne Shirley Pat Fong
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First-episode psychosis

2020
Psychosis in the schizophrenia spectrum constitutes a major public health problem. There is convincing evidence for positive effects of 2-year specialized early intervention programs with intensive care, assertive outreach, and family involvement. Follow-up studies indicate a risk of loss of positive clinical effects after termination of specialized ...
Merete Nordentoft, Nikolai Albert
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First Episode Psychosis

2017
Engaging people experiencing a first episode of psychosis (FEP) in treatment is a priority. The duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is the period of time between the onset of the FEP and the initiation of adequate treatment; longer DUP is associated with negative outcomes.
Marc W. Manseau, Jay Crosby
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Apathy and Functioning in First-Episode Psychosis

Psychiatric Services, 2009
This study aimed to determine which patient characteristics are associated with higher levels of apathy, to what degree first-episode psychosis patients are apathetic compared with a healthy control group, and to what degree apathy and other symptoms (including negative subsymptoms) influence functioning in first-episode psychosis.The Norwegian ...
Ann, Faerden, Svein, Friis, Ingrid, Agartz, Elizabeth Ann, Barrett, Ragnar, Nesvåg, Arnstein, Finset, Ingrid, Melle   +6 more
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