Effects of socio‐demographic characteristics, premorbid functioning, and insight on duration of untreated psychosis in first‐episode schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder in Northern Malawi

• Published in: Early intervention in psychiatry Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 1455 - 1464
• Main Authors: Kaminga, Atipatsa C., Dai, Wenjie, Liu, Aizhong, Myaba, Japhet, Banda, Richard, Wen, Shi W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.12.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Comprehension; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross‐sectional study; Demographics; Demography; early intervention; Female; Humans; Malawi; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prodromal Symptoms; Psychosis; Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia - epidemiology; schizophreniform disorder; Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Malawi; risk factors; cross-sectional study; schizophrenia; early intervention; schizophreniform disorder

Aim Long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is prevalent and has been shown to be associated with poorer prognosis. Thus, knowledge of its determinants may help to target early interventions to reduce DUP on the needed population. Previous studies seeking to understand determinants of DUP have be...