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Psychosis Incident Cohort Outcome Study (PICOS). A multisite study of clinical, social and biological characteristics, patterns of care and predictors of outcome in first-episode psychosis. Background, methodology and overview of the patient sample.
Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences - 1 Sept 2012
Lasalvia A, Tosato S, Brambilla P, Bertani M, Bonetto C, Cristofalo D, Bissoli S, De Santi K, Lazzarotto L, Zanatta G, Marrella G, Mazzoncini R, Zanoni M, Garzotto N, Dolce C, Nicolau S, Ramon L, Perlini C, Rambaldelli G, Bellani M, Tansella M, Ruggeri M
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AIMS: This paper aims at providing an overview of the background, design and initial findings of Psychosis Incident Cohort Outcome Study (PICOS). METHODS: PICOS is a large multi-site population-based study on first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients attending public mental health services in the Veneto region (Italy) over a 3-year period. PICOS has a naturalistic longitudinal design and it includes three different...
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