Early detection of psychosis: finding those at clinical high risk
Autor: | Laura Rudy, Irvin Epstein, Andrea Reynolds, Jean Addington, Barbara Mancini, Ivana Furimsky, Robert B. Zipursky, Simone McMillan, Diane Kirsopp |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
Předmět: |
Ontario
Psychosis medicine.medical_specialty Education campaign business.industry Early detection Health Promotion medicine.disease Community Mental Health Services Help-seeking Prodrome Psychiatry and Mental health Early Diagnosis Health promotion Psychotic Disorders Risk Factors medicine Humans Generalizability theory Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychiatry business Referral and Consultation Biological Psychiatry Sampling bias |
Zdroj: | Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2:147-153 |
ISSN: | 1751-7893 1751-7885 |
Popis: | Aim: In early detection work, recruiting individuals who meet the prodromal criteria is difficult. The aim of this paper was to describe the development of a research clinic for individuals who appear to be at risk of developing a psychosis and the process for educating the community and obtaining referrals. Methods: The outcome of all referrals to the clinic over a 4-year period was examined. Results: Following an ongoing education campaign that was over inclusive in order to aid recruitment, approximately 27% of all referrals met the criteria for being at clinical high risk of psychosis. Conclusions: We are seeing only a small proportion of those in the community who eventually go on to develop a psychotic illness. This raises two important issues, namely how to remedy the situation, and second, the impact of this on current research in terms of sampling bias and generalizability of research findings. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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