Factors associated with improved outcomes in the first psychotic episode at a specialized outpatient clinic in northeastern Brazil.
Isabela de Fatima Pina de AlmeidaAldo Ferreira Castello Branco VilarBenjamim Figueiredo Braga Pires JúniorRodrigo Coelho MarquesLeonardo MachadoPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2024)
A shorter DUP was associated with a lower likelihood of psychiatric hospitalization and a greater treatment response. Furthermore, the specialized early psychosis outpatient clinic itself appears to yield positive outcomes, as 70% of the treated patients exhibited a positive treatment response.