The prognostic significance of early remission of positive symptoms in first treated psychosis
| Autor: | Rahul Manchanda, Ross M.G. Norman, Deborah Windell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Employment
Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis Early remission Disability Evaluation First episode psychosis mental disorders medicine Humans Prospective Studies Psychiatry Prospective cohort study Biological Psychiatry Remission Induction medicine.disease Disability pension Prognosis Psychiatry and Mental health Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia Female Competitive employment Psychology Antipsychotic Agents Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatry research. 218(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 1872-7123 |
| Popis: | We examine the relationship between achieving remission of positive symptoms within 3 months in first episode psychosis and outcomes 5 years later. Time to remission of positive symptoms, other early characteristics and 5 year outcomes were assessed in a prospective study of 132 patients being treated for the first time for a psychotic disorder. Just under 60% of patients showed remission of positive symptoms within 3 months. In comparison to later remitters, they showed lower levels of positive symptoms, greater likelihood of competitive employment and less likelihood of collecting a disability pension at 5 years. Earlier remission of positive symptoms may have prognostic significance for longer term outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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