Declining Clinical Course of Psychotic Disorders Over the Two Decades Following First Hospitalization: Evidence From the Suffolk County Mental Health Project.

CONCLUSIONS: The authors found substantial symptom burden across disorders that increased with time and ultimately may undo initial treatment gains. Previous studies have suggested that better health care delivery models may preempt this decline. In the United States, these care needs are often not met, and addressing them is an urgent priority.
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Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - August 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kotov R, Fochtmann L, Li K, Tanenberg-Karant M, Constantino EA, Rubinstein J, Perlman G, Velthorst E, Fett AJ, Carlson G, Bromet EJ Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research