Rational policy making for early psychosis might yet become possible

[...]assessments of at risk mental states will have a low positive predictive value. The brilliant BMJ paper by Mathers and Hodgkin in 1989, which clearly explains implications of the positive predictive value, should be required reading for all early intervention practitioners. 4 I have recently ga...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2012-05, Vol.344 (may08 2), p.e3137-e3137
Main Author: Pelosi, Anthony J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive Therapy
Early intervention
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - therapy
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - prevention & control
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Summary:[...]assessments of at risk mental states will have a low positive predictive value. The brilliant BMJ paper by Mathers and Hodgkin in 1989, which clearly explains implications of the positive predictive value, should be required reading for all early intervention practitioners. 4 I have recently gained the impression that the epidemiological and clinical errors that underpin the astonishingly influential early intervention for psychosis movement are gradually dawning on its advocates.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.e3137