scholarly journals Effects of socio‐demographic characteristics, premorbid functioning, and insight on duration of untreated psychosis in first‐episode schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder in Northern Malawi

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1455-1464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atipatsa C. Kaminga ◽  
Wenjie Dai ◽  
Aizhong Liu ◽  
Japhet Myaba ◽  
Richard Banda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Schizophreniform Disorder ◽  
Duration Of Untreated Psychosis ◽  
Premorbid Functioning ◽  
First Episode Schizophrenia

scholarly journals Duration of untreated psychosis and social function: 1-year follow-up study of first-episode schizophrenia

2008 ◽  
Vol 193 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. E. Barnes ◽  
Verity C. Leeson ◽  
Stanley H. Mutsatsa ◽  
Hilary C. Watt ◽  
Sam B. Hutton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Social Function ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Duration Of Untreated Psychosis ◽  
Clinical Difference ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
First Episode Schizophrenia ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive And Negative Symptoms

BackgroundIn first-episode schizophrenia, longer duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) predicts poorer outcomes.AimsTo address whether the relationship between DUP and outcome is a direct causal one or the result of association between symptoms and/or cognitive functioning and social functioning at the same time point.MethodSymptoms, social function and cognitive function were assessed in 98 patients with first-episode schizphrenia at presentation and 1 year later.ResultsThere was no significant clinical difference between participants with short and long DUP at presentation. Linear regression analyses revealed that longer DUP significantly predicted more severe positive and negative symptoms and poorer social function at 1 year, independent of scores at presentation. Path analyses revealed independent direct relationships between DUP and social function, core negative symptoms and positive symptoms. There was no significant association between DUP and cognition.ConclusionsLonger DUP predicts poor social function independently of symptoms. The findings underline the importance of taking account of the phenomenological overlap between measures of negative symptoms and social function when investigating the effects of DUP.

scholarly journals Duration of untreated psychosis and pathways to psychiatric services in first-episode schizophrenia

2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
RYOKO YAMAZAWA ◽  
MASAFUMI MIZUNO ◽  
TAKAHIRO NEMOTO ◽  
YUTA MIURA ◽  
MASAAKI MURAKAMI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Duration Of Untreated Psychosis ◽  
First Episode Schizophrenia

Duration of untreated psychosis may predict acute treatment response in first-episode schizophrenia

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alp Üçok ◽  
Aslιhan Polat ◽  
Aysun Genç ◽  
Sibel Çakιr ◽  
Nurten Turan
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Response ◽  
Acute Treatment ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Duration Of Untreated Psychosis ◽  
First Episode Schizophrenia
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