The psychosis risk timeline: can we improve our preventive strategies? Part 1: early life
Abstract
Psychosis is a complex presentation with a wide range of factors contributing to its development, biological and environmental. Psychosis is a feature present in a variety of psychiatric disorders. It is important for clinicians to keep up to date with evidence regarding current understanding of the reasons psychosis may occur. Furthermore, it is necessary to find clinical utility from this knowledge so that effective primary, secondary and tertiary preventative strategies can be considered. This article is the first of a three-part series that examines contemporary knowledge of risk factors for psychosis and presents an overview of current explanations. The articles focus on the psychosis risk timeline, which gives a structure within which to consider key aspects of risk likely to affect people at different stages of life. In this first article, early life is discussed. It covers elements that contribute in the prenatal and early childhood period and includes genetic, nutritional and infective risk factors.
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Date
2019-06-21
Type
Article
Subject
Mental health, Paediatrics
Citation
Romain K, Eriksson A, Onyon R, Kumar M. The psychosis risk timeline: can we improve our preventive strategies? Part 1: early life. BJPsych Advances. 2019;25(5):299-308. doi:10.1192/bja.2018.66
Journal / Source Title
BJPsych Advances
DOI
10.1192/bja.2018.66
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publisher’s URL
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/psychosis-risk-timeline-can-we-improve-our-preventive-strategies-part-1-early-life/3AE20D512D4E6D83220F5114CD6F3981