Patterns of symptoms before a diagnosis of first episode psychosis: a latent class analysis of UK primary care electronic health records

Patterns of symptoms before a diagnosis of first episode psychosis: a latent class analysis of UK primary care electronic health records

Abstract Background The nature of symptoms in the prodromal period of first episode psychosis (FEP) remains unclear. The objective was to determine the patterns of symptoms recorded in primary care in the 5 years before FEP diagnosis. Methods The study was set within 568 practices contributing to a...

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Main Authors: Ying Chen, Saeed Farooq, John Edwards, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, David Shiers, Martin Frisher, Richard Hayward, Athula Sumathipala, Kelvin P. Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
First episode psychosis
Symptom cluster
General practice
Medical record research
Latent class analysis
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1462-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1462-y

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