Estimated yield of early detection of prodromal or first episode patients by screening first degree relatives of schizophrenic patients
Woods S, Miller T, Davidson L, Hawkins K, Sernyak M, McGlashan T. Estimated yield of early detection of prodromal or first episode patients by screening first degree relatives of schizophrenic patients. Schizophrenia Research 2001, 52: 21-27. PMID: 11595388, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(01)00158-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation of relativesSchizophrenic patientsIntervention studiesNew casesEarly first episodeFirst-episode patientsChildren of patientsFirst-degree relativesEarly intervention studiesEpisode patientsLifetime riskProdromal patientsDegree relativesRisk groupsFirst episodeCurrent patientsPatientsRisk relativesSchizophrenic probandsEarly detectionSchizophrenia casesSchizophreniaAge distributionOnset distributionProbands