Frequency and pattern of childhood symptom onset reported by first episode schizophrenia and clinical high risk youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychosis prevention and early intervention efforts in schizophrenia have focused increasingly on sub-threshold psychotic symptoms in adolescents and young adults. Although many youth report symptom onset prior to adolescence, the childhood incidence of prodromal-level symptoms in those with schizophrenia or related psychoses is largely unknown.

Methods

This study reports on the retrospective recall of prodromal-level symptoms from 40 participants in a first-episode of schizophrenia (FES) and 40 participants at "clinical high risk" (CHR) for psychosis. Onset of positive and non-specific symptoms was captured using the Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes. Frequencies are reported according to onset during childhood (prior to age 13), adolescence (13-17), o

SUBMITTER: Woodberry KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4207713 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature