Early Intervention in Psychosis

Dr Matthew Broome discusses what is known about predicting the risk of transition to psychosis in high risk groups Senior Clinical Research Fellow Matthew Broome discusses what is known about predicting future psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar. He discusses the current evidence in the literature for predicting transition to psychosis. He also reviews his work into assessing the subtle neuropsychological changes in high risk groups that might predict transition to psychosis. Produced by Wayne Davies at the University Department of Psychiatry Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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Psychiatry is a medical discipline seeking to understand and treat mental illness. These podcasts provide an introduction to core topics in psychiatry, and to research undertaken in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry. This series is relevant to health-care professionals and members of the public. The topic podcasts are particularly relevant to medical students studying psychiatry.