Long-term development and outcome of early-onset psychosis

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This chapter explores the current knowledge on the long-term development and outcome of adolescents with psychotic disorders. The outcome of individuals with schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses has long been considered extremely poor, especially with illness onset in childhood or adolescence. We find evidence of cognitive deficits, lower educational level, and lower labor market affiliation among adolescents with psychosis compared to the general population. Furthermore, we find increased risk of substance abuse among these patients as well as increased risk of mortality and suicidality among adult patients with psychosis. However, current knowledge indicates that in the long-term, a substantial part of adolescents diagnosed with psychotic disorders manage or recover from their illness and have outcomes similar to individuals with illness onset later in life. Early intervention services, including treatment of substance abuse and suicide prevention, are therefore critical and hold promise for improved long-term outcome for these patients.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdolescent Psychosis : Clinical and Scientific Perspectives
EditorsIngrid Agartz, Runar Elle Smelror
Number of pages20
PublisherElsevier
Publication date1 Jan 2023
Pages299-318
Chapter12
ISBN (Print)9780323898775
ISBN (Electronic)9780323898324
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2023

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    Research areas

  • Adolescent psychosis, Cognition, Early-onset psychosis, Long-term prognosis, Medication, Mortality, Outcome predictors, Recovery, Service use, Sociodemography, Substance abuse, Suicidality

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