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Implementation of a Real-Time Psychosis Risk Detection and Alerting System Based on Electronic Health Records using CogStack
Published on: May 15, 2020
[Prevention of psychotic disorders; is the time ripe for intervention?]
Lieuwe de Haan1, Eva Velthorst, Dorien H Nieman
1AMC, afd. Psychiatrie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. l.dehaan@amc.uva.nl
Abstract:
A growing number of research papers focus on the identification of young individuals meeting 'ultra-high risk criteria' for developing a first episode of psychosis. Intervention in this early phase might possibly prevent or postpone the development of a full-blown psychosis. Different detection and treatment strategies within this target group are being discussed. This is illustrated using three cases. The first is a 20-year-old female with subclinical psychotic symptoms and recent functional decline; however, as her symptoms only presented following drug abuse, she was not considered to be at ultra-high risk for developing a first episode of psychosis. The second case involves a 17-year-old student who did meet at-risk criteria; after seeking help for subclinical psychotic symptoms and increasing social withdrawal behaviour his symptoms decreased with help of CBT. The third case, an 18-year-old male, illustrates that specialized investigation into high-risk symptoms of psychosis are sometimes needed to reveal frank psychotic symptoms.
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