Maurice Gervin

TL;DR: Results provide qualified support for the critical period hypothesis and could be extended to include the prodrome as well as early psychosis, and duration of untreated illness has any independent effect on outcome.

TL;DR: Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis may have a beneficial effect on the subsequent QOL of patients presenting with schizophrenia, and may warrant specific treatment interventions to prevent the development of secondary handicaps.

TL;DR: Overall, despite a high rate of verbal aggression, physical violence towards other people is uncommon in individuals presenting with first episode psychosis.

TL;DR: This study extends the findings of short-term follow-up studies by confirming an association between duration of untreated psychosis and ‘midterm’ outcome.

TL;DR: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are indistinguishable in terms of neurodysfunction at presentation, but at 4 years NSS closely parallel psychopathology and mixed-handedness indicating that NSS may be a function of these factors or possibly an independent factor operates equally upon both symptoms and neurological function.