Is the duration of untreated psychosis temporally stable?
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.
Jackson
Deirdre
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DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, 1 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Lawoyin
Richard
R
Gaynor
Keith
K
Clarke
Mary
M
Browne
Stephen
S
Renwick
Laoise
L
Sutton
Marie
M
Turner
Niall
N
Kinsella
Anthony
A
Waddington
John L
JL
Larkin
Conall
C
Callaghan
Eadbhard O'
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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
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents