Abstract
Although prodromal symptoms of psychosis have long been recognized, the clinical management of psychotic disorders conventionally begins at the first episode of frank psychosis, and, until recently, the period immediately preceding the first episode received relatively little attention. Over the last fifteen years, there has been increasing academic and clinical interest in people presenting with potentially prodromal symptoms. This clinical syndrome has been termed an “At Risk Mental State”, and operationalised criteria, the “Ultra High Risk (UHR)”, or “Clinical High Risk” criteria, have been developed to identify the syndrome. We will review here the mainstreams of the UHR paradigms focusing on the conceptual basis, potentials and limtations in current psychiatric research.
Keywords: Psychosis, schizophrenia, prodrome, At Risk Mental State, Ultra High Risk (UHR), Clinical High Risk, subthreshold, depression, mania, Risk Syndrome
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: The Ultra High Risk Approach to Define Psychosis Risk
Volume: 18 Issue: 4
Author(s): Alison R. Yung, Paolo Fusar-Poli and Barnaby Nelson
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Keywords: Psychosis, schizophrenia, prodrome, At Risk Mental State, Ultra High Risk (UHR), Clinical High Risk, subthreshold, depression, mania, Risk Syndrome
Abstract: Although prodromal symptoms of psychosis have long been recognized, the clinical management of psychotic disorders conventionally begins at the first episode of frank psychosis, and, until recently, the period immediately preceding the first episode received relatively little attention. Over the last fifteen years, there has been increasing academic and clinical interest in people presenting with potentially prodromal symptoms. This clinical syndrome has been termed an “At Risk Mental State”, and operationalised criteria, the “Ultra High Risk (UHR)”, or “Clinical High Risk” criteria, have been developed to identify the syndrome. We will review here the mainstreams of the UHR paradigms focusing on the conceptual basis, potentials and limtations in current psychiatric research.
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R. Yung Alison, Fusar-Poli Paolo and Nelson Barnaby, The Ultra High Risk Approach to Define Psychosis Risk, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2012; 18 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212799316299
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212799316299 |
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