study is to reduce the annual incidence of psychotic disorders in a catchment area population through detection and intervention in the prodromal phase of disorder. Prodromal patients will be ...

The acute phase of schizophrenia is the florid psychotic ... The acute phase may be preceded by a prodromal phase, characterized by social withdrawal, deterioration in hygiene and grooming ...

Diagnosing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is complex. In the early stages, known as the prodromal phase, symptoms do not ...