Psychotic experiences in the general population: A twenty-year prospective community study
Schizophrenia ResearchPublished 24 March 2007
Wulf Rössler, Anita Riecher‐Rössler, Jules Angst, Robin Murray, Alex Gamma, Dominque Eich
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The causes of and pathways to clinical psychotic disorder can be studied long before the disorder becomes clinically relevant, and individuals with a persistently high level of either of the two identified symptom dimensions over 20 years experienced significant deficiencies in social achievement and functioning.
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Expression of psychotic symptoms in populations is continuous and characterized by differing levels of severity and persistence. A small group of individuals displays persistence of subclinical psychotic symptoms over a period of 20 years. The causes of and pathways to clinical psychotic disorder can be studied long before the disorder becomes clinically relevant.
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