Is it possible to stage schizophrenia? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A staging model is a clinical tool used to define the development of a disease over time. In schizophrenia, authors have proposed different theoretical staging models of increasing complexity. Therefore, the aims of our study were to provide an updated and critical view of the proposed clinical staging models for schizophrenia and to review the empirical data that support them.

Methods

Systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines. From the PubMed database and backward reference search, a total of 141 records were retrieved, but only 20 were selected according to the inclusion criteria: (a) available in English; (b) participants with schizophrenia ≥ 18 years; and (c) theoretical and empirical research studies intended to develop, validate, and/or impr

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Cao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9095725 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature