Aim This review aims to identify factors that may prolong or reduce the duration of untreated
psychosis for people with psychosis in low‐and middle‐income countries. Methods …

Background Antipsychotic polypharmacy and prescription of high-dose antipsychotics are
often used for the treatment of psychotic symptoms, especially in compulsory psychiatric …

We aimed to examine and compare sex-differences in people receiving treatment for
psychotic illnesses in community settings, based on long or short duration of illness; …

We investigated the association of family history of mental disorders, especially psychosis,
with occupational and clinical outcome in psychotic disorders in a longitudinal population …

Research shows that a longer duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with
worse psychiatric outcomes, with average length of DUP of 73 weeks in the US The aim was …

Objective Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is considered an important factor in
outcome. Individual, familial and illness factors may prolong DUP. Little data on this issue is …

To reduce delays in accessing services and providing early treatment for patients with first-
episode psychosis requires an understanding of the causes of treatment delay. We …

Method A quantitative cross-sectional study, using secondary data from an early intervention
study project was done in Mzuzu, Malawi. We analysed 140 adult participants enrolled in …

Background: The duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) among adolescents with first-
episode psychosis has received scant attention in non-western societies. Aim: This study …

Background Given the need for a simple tool to evaluate mental healthcare provision at the
local level, we compared the duration of untreated mental illness (DUM) and duration of …