These signs include: Most symptoms of psychosis fall into two categories ... and some people do not experience a prodromal phase at all. Treatment is most effective when started as early as ...

Mental illness is the largest cause of disability in developed countries, and psychotic disorders (schizophrenia/bipolar disorder) are ranked among the leading causes of total burden of disease ...

The acute phase of schizophrenia is the florid psychotic phase, during which the patient exhibits acute symptoms--for example ... phase may be preceded by a prodromal phase, characterized by ...