When to initiate antipsychotic treatment for psychotic symptoms: At the premorbid phase or first episode of psychosis?

CONCLUSION: For clinical high risk of psychosis, antipsychotic drugs might be not the first choice in terms of long-term remission, which is more reasonable to use at the first episode of psychosis phase.
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Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - November 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zhang T, Xu L, Wei Y, Tang X, Hu Y, Cui H, Tang Y, Xie B, Li C, Wang J Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: research