Trajectories after first‐episode psychosis: Complement to ambiguous outcomes of long‐term antipsychotic treatment by exploring a few hidden cases
Liu C, Lin Y, Liu C, Hsieh M, Chien Y, Hwang T, Hwu H. Trajectories after first‐episode psychosis: Complement to ambiguous outcomes of long‐term antipsychotic treatment by exploring a few hidden cases. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2018, 13: 895-901. PMID: 29927087, DOI: 10.1111/eip.12696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisLong-term antipsychotic treatmentAntipsychotic treatmentRecurrence of psychotic symptomsCourse of chronic schizophreniaLow-dose antipsychoticsChronic schizophreniaDysthymic statesPsychotic symptomsDiagnostic stabilityWord lettersRemission criteriaPsychosisAmbiguous informationProbability of relapseCoping strategiesImpending relapseAmbiguous outcomesDiscontinued medicationAntipsychoticsPersonalized formulationsMedication adherencePsychosocial factorsEarly interventionGroup of patients