The dynamics of psychopathology in first-episode schizophrenia: 1-year follow-up
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry |
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| Field | Psychiatry, sexuology |
| Keywords | First-episode schizophrenia; psychopathology; |
| Description | First-episode schizophrenia is hcaracterized by pronounced acute treatment response which may not be the case in a portion of patients during the further course of the disease from the first psychotic break down. This confirms the suggestion that the period after the first psychotic manifestation is a critical one. Impaired insight is very common phenomenon. Longitudinal prospective studies are needed to verify its state-related change, and to identify the factors that may underlie the acquisition of insight. |
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