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SUBMITTER: Puntis S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8092671 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Puntis Stephen S Minichino Amedeo A De Crescenzo Franco F Cipriani Andrea A Lennox Belinda B Harrison Rachael R
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20201102
<h4>Background</h4>Psychosis is an illness characterised by the presence of hallucinations and delusions that can cause distress or a marked change in an individual's behaviour (e.g. social withdrawal, flat or blunted effect). A first episode of psychosis (FEP) is the first time someone experiences these symptoms that can occur at any age, but the condition is most common in late adolescence and early adulthood. This review is concerned with first episode psychosis (FEP) and the early stages of ...[more]