Abstract
individuals seeking help from prodromal services may have been experiencing attenuated psychotic features and psychosocial impairments for a long period prior to referral. The effect of an extended duration of these untreated 'at risk' symptoms on patients' long-term functional outcome was assessed in a 12-month longitudinal observational study (n=49). A longer duration of untreated 'at risk' symptoms was correlated with a reduced improvement in Global Assessment of Functioning scores after 12 months (beta=-0.375, P=0.008). This effect was independent of age and gender and may have implications for the improvement of treatment strategies in pre-psychotic phases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-182 |
Journal | BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY |
Volume | 194 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |