Measurement And Reporting Of Duration Of Untreated Psychosis

Main Category: Schizophrenia
Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry
Article Date: 30 Oct 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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This study investigates the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in relation to demographic, illness and methodological factors using a systematic review of published studies of DUP and available DUP distributions.

The results showed that DUP is shorter in samples that include patients with affective-psychosses, and longer in samples with a greater proportion of patients with schizophrenia.

As such, the researchers recommend that the DUP of patients with affective and non-affective psychoses be examined and reported separately.

Furthermore, DUP should be reported using comprehensive measures that take a range of demographic and illness factors into account.

"The Measurement and Reporting of the Duration of Untreated Psychosis"
Matthew Large, Olav Nielssen, Tim Slade, Anthony Harris
Early Intervention in Psychiatry - Nov 4th 2008, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00080.x
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