title: Is the duration of untreated psychosis temporally stable?
abstract: Although there is some evidence that duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is geographically stable, few have examined whether the phenomenon is temporally stable. We examined DUP in two cohorts within two discrete time periods (1995-1999 and 2003-2005) spanning a decade in the same geographically defined community psychiatric service with no early intervention programme. Patients were diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID) and we determined the DUP using the Beiser Scale. The DUP of the 240 participants did not differ significantly between study periods.
authors.affiliation: DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, 1 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lawoyin
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaynor
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: Laoise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Renwick
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Niall
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Waddington
authors.forename: Conall
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: Eadbhard O'
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Callaghan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents