Starting from the early descriptions of Kraepelin and Bleuler, the construct of schizotypy was
developed from observations of aberrations in nonpsychotic family members of …

Objective: While it is now recognized that psychotic experiences are associated with an
increased risk of later mental disorders, we lack a detailed understanding of the reciprocal …

BackgroundChildhood psychotic symptoms have been used as a subclinical phenotype of
schizophrenia in etiological research and as a target for preventative interventions …

BackgroundAuditory Hallucinations (AH) are nowadays regarded as symptoms following a
continuum; from a (transient) phenomenon in healthy individuals on one end to a symptom …

Importance Up to 1 million persons die by suicide annually. However, a lack of risk markers
makes suicide risk assessment one of the most difficult areas of clinical practice. Objective …

Importance The large contribution of psychiatric disorders to premature death and persistent
disability among young people means that earlier identification and enhanced long-term …

Importance Childhood psychoticlike experiences (PLEs) are associated with greater odds of
a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder during adulthood. However, no known, well-validated …

Importance Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death, especially among individuals
with psychotic disorders, and may also be common among nonclinical populations of adults …

Abstract The Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE) has been used
extensively as a measurement for psychosis proneness in clinical and research settings …

With progress in neurosciences, neuroimaging and brain stimulation techniques, mental
illnesses are now being seen as development anomalies at the molecular-structural level of …