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Shortened Duration of Untreated First Episode of Psychosis: Changes in Patient Characteristics at Treatment
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether duration of untreated psychosis can be shortened in patients with first episodes of DSM-IV schizophrenia spectrum disorders and whether shorted duration alters patient appearance at treatment. METHOD: Two study groups were ascertained in the same Norwegian health care sector: one from 1993-1994 with usual detection methods and one from 1997-1998 with early detection strategies that included education about psychosis. RESULTS: Patients with early detection had a shorter median duration of untreated psychosis by 21.5 weeks than patients with usual detection. The number with psychosis was greater in the early detection group; the number with schizophrenia was less. Early detection patients had more substance abuse and were younger, better adjusted premorbidly, and less ill. CONCLUSIONS: Early detection can shorten duration of untreated psychosis and help more patients when they are less severely ill. Given the devastation of psychosis, this is a significant treatment advance.
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- Authors
- Larsen, T. K., McGlashan, T. H., Johannessen, J. O., Friis, S., Guldberg, C., Haahr, U., Horneland, M., Melle, I., Moe, L. C., Opjordsmoen, S., Simonsen, E., & Vaglum, P.
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- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2001-11-01
- Volume
- 158
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1917-1919
- ISSN
- 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
- 1535-7228
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- W2110924939
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- 169
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 4.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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