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Ten years of following patients who had a period of strong social supports after a first psychotic episode shows that the effects of that care wane over time once the help is removed. Joseph P. McEvoy ...

MICHIGAN - An early intervention program underway in three Michigan communities aims to change the long-term prognosis for people with schizophrenia and other serious illness. People who have ...

Question: What is first episode psychosis and is it treatable? Answer: First episode psychosis refers to the first time someone experiences psychotic symptoms or a psychotic episode. This typically ...

Reviewed by Nicole Foubister, MD, NYU Child Study Center, and Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU College of Arts & Science, New York, NY A new study from Australia shows that ...

The incidence of first-episode psychosis is higher than previous estimates indicate, new electronic health record (EHR) data show. Using a large population-based sample, investigators at Group Health ...

Our findings suggest that the immediate time period following childbirth entails (compared to subsequent periods) a substantially increased risk of psychotic illness of the first-time mother. This ...