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Published on: November 21, 2013
Early-onset schizophrenia: a 15-year follow-up
Bernd Röpcke1, Christian Eggers
1Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Rheinische Landes- und Hochschulklinik Essen, Virchowstrasse 174, 45147 Essen, Germany. bernd.roepcke@uni-essen.de
Abstract:
The study describes the psychopathological and social outcome of patients treated for schizophrenia in adolescence (mean age at onset 16.0 years/SD 1.52) after a mean follow-up period of 15.4 years (10.2-21.2 years). Out of 55 patients consecutively admitted to hospital, 47 (85 %) could be traced and 39 (71 %) could be re-examined. At follow-up, 33/39 patients (85 %) had had at least one readmission. Full remission of global psychopathological symptoms [Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
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