2001
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
1999
Symptom Assessment in Schizophrenic Prodromal States
Miller T, McGlashan T, Woods S, Stein K, Driesen N, Corcoran C, Hoffman R, Davidson L. Symptom Assessment in Schizophrenic Prodromal States. Psychiatric Quarterly 1999, 70: 273-287. PMID: 10587984, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022034115078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProdromal symptomsEarly interventionLife-long illnessLong-term courseOnset of schizophreniaPublic health implicationsBetter prognosisSymptom assessmentAvailable treatmentsProdromal patientsPsychotic illnessProdromal stateProdromal stageSymptom severityNeurobiological deficitsIllnessHealth implicationsPatientsLong illnessSymptomsStructured interviewsSchizophreniaClinical workInterventionAssessment instruments