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The Duration Of Untreated Psychosis: A Phenomenological Study, Sarah R. Kamens, Larry Davidson, Emily Hyun, Nev Jones, Jill G. Morawski, Matthew M. Kurtz, Jessica Pollard, Gerrit Ian Van Schalkwyk, Vinrod Srihari

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

Mounting evidence has indicated that early intervention leads to improved clinical and functional outcomes for young persons experiencing recent onset psychosis. As part of a large early detection campaign, the present study aimed to investigate subjective experiences during the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), or time between psychosis onset and treatment contact. Participants were 10 young adults participating in early intervention services for psychosis. After DUP was estimated during standardized baseline assessment, participants engaged in qualitative interviews focused on their life experiences prior to treatment and leading up to the present. Mixed methods data analyses compared standardized DUP estimates with …