Identification of young people at risk of psychosis: validation of Personal Assessment and Crisis Evaluation Clinic intake criteria

摘要: Objective: To describe the development and validation of criteria used at Personal Assessment Crisis Evaluation (PACE) Clinic to identify young people ‘ultra-high’ risk developing a psychotic disorder within short follow-up period.Method: The PACE initially grew out clinical observations retrospective research describing prodromal phase first-episode psychosis. Early prospective refined into three intake groups for Clinic. These combine putative state trait factors Whether or not person meets one more these can usually be determined by thorough psychological assessment interview. Two early studies are described that assess validity this screening protocol.Results: transition rate acute psychosis group identified in second study was 41%.Conclusions: results suggest it is possible accurately peop...