Diagnostic Stability of ICD/DSM First Episode Psychosis Diagnoses: Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Validity of current International Classification of Disease/Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (ICD/DSM) first episode psychosis diagnoses is essential in clinical practice, research, training and public health.

Method

We provide a meta-analytical estimate of prospective diagnostic stability and instability in ICD-10 or DSM-IV first episode diagnoses of functional psychoses. Independent extraction by multiple observers. Random effect meta-analysis conducted with the "metaprop," "metaninf," "metafunnel," "metabias," and "metareg" packages of STATA13.1. Moderators were tested with meta-regression analyses. Heterogeneity was assessed with the I ² index. Sensitivity analyses tested robustness of results. Publication biases were assessed w

SUBMITTER: Fusar-Poli P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5049518 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature