First-episode psychosis at the West Bologna Community Mental Health Centre: results of an 8-year prospective study

• Published in: Psychological medicine Vol. 42; no. 11; pp. 2255 - 2264
• Main Authors: Tarricone, I., Mimmi, S., Paparelli, A., Rossi, E., Mori, E., Panigada, S., Carchia, G., Bandieri, V., Michetti, R., Minenna, G., Boydell, J., Morgan, C., Berardi, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aetiology; Biological and medical sciences; Community Mental Health Centers - statistics & numerical data; Community mental health services; Drug abuse; Female; First time; Heterogeneity; Humans; Incidence; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Noncitizens; Prospective Studies; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychoses; Psychosis; Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Schizophrenia - epidemiology; Trauma; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Italy; Bologna Italy; Italy, Bologna; British Isles; First-episode psychosis; psychosis risk factors; incidence; migrants; Psychosis; First episode; Follow up study; Risk factor; Mental health; Community health; Epidemiology; Public health; Incidence

Research mostly conducted in the UK and northern Europe has established that there are high rates of first-episode psychosis (FEP) in large cities and immigrant populations; moreover, psychosis has been found to be associated with cannabis use and early trauma. The present study aimed to evaluate th...