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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...