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- Title
Delay in treatment for psychosis : its relation to family history.
- Authors
Norman, Ross M G; Malla, Ashok K; Manchanda, Rahul
- Abstract
Recent evidence that treatment delay may compromise the potential for recovery from psychotic disorders has resulted in increased interest in factors that influence help seeking. In this paper, we test the hypotheses, derived from past research, that having a positive family history of a psychotic disorder in first or second degree relatives will be associated with a shorter duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), but a longer duration of untreated illness (DUI). Data were derived from 169 patients who presented for treatment to a first episode psychotic disorders program. Information was collected concerning family history, DUP, DUI and the timing of family recognition of the need for help.
- Publication
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2007, Vol 42, Issue 6, p507
- ISSN
0933-7954
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00127-007-0174-3