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Treating Schizophrenia in the Prodromal Phase

By Patrick D. McGorry , Alison Yung , Lisa Phillips

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
184184327X, 9781841843278
Open Library ID
OL9498842M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
981 kB (1004882 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
120\160
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Clinicians and policymakers alike have started to recognize the importance of early intervention in psychotic disorders, particularly schizophrenia, to enable timely treatment, minimization of secondary morbidity and prevention of relapse. The course of illness may be positively influenced and interventions may be more cost-effective if provided consistently right after onset. But researchers are now focusing on the phase before the first episode, the pre-psychotic or prodromal phase, when the disability is established and entrenched. This book presents progress to date in pre-psychotic intervention and research, and it can aid psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians.

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