Onset of schizophrenia diagnoses in a large clinical cohort

Onset of schizophrenia diagnoses in a large clinical cohort

We aimed to describe the diagnostic patterns preceding and following the onset of schizophrenia diagnoses in outpatient clinics. A large clinical sample of 26,163 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in at least one outpatient visit was investigated. We applied a Continuous Time Hidden Markov Model to describe the probability of transition from other diagnoses to schizophrenia considering time proximity. Although the most frequent diagnose…

How do you recover from a psychotic disorder?

The mental health boom seems to have done nothing to benefit people living with severe psychotic disorders. Suffering from schizophrenia or paranoia definitely isn’t glamorous. We’ve certainly broken the taboo about anxiety or depression — some authors even argue that we’ve gone too far, to the point of recasting any suffering that’s inherent to life as being attributable to a disorder — but social stigma still surrounds those who hear voices, d…

Psychiatrist Tiago Duarte's first patient was a man with schizophrenia who spent 25 years without treatment. The family was afraid of the diagnosis and the medication.

Risk factors in early and late onset schizophrenia

This study looks at key risk factors in patients with schizophrenia to identify trends according to age of onset, comparing presentations prior to 26y…