title: Treatment histories of patients with a syndrome putatively prodromal to schizophrenia.
abstract: Recent reports suggest that a symptomatic state that is often prodromal to schizophrenia can be identified prospectively. We examined treatment-seeking histories and psychiatric services received among patients with a syndrome similar to a prodromal state. The records of 47 patients who met the criteria for a prodromal state were reviewed. Most patients had previously sought and received psychiatric services (90 percent), including medications (64 percent), and 51 percent had previously received a psychiatric diagnosis. These data suggest that patients who present with a syndrome putatively prodromal to schizophrenia constitute a clinical population. Research into treatment interventions is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. adrian.preda@yale.edu
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preda
authors.forename: Tandy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Joanna Lifshey
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Lubna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Somjee
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: McGlashan
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome