Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and outcome of people with schizophrenia in rural China: 14-year follow-up study

Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) refers to the period from the onset of first psychotic symptoms to initiation of adequate treatment (Marshall  et al., 2005). The rationale for advocating early intervention and reducing delay in treatment is premised on the belief that the early phase following the manifestation of the first episode of psychosis carries important implications for long-term outcomes (Cechnicki et al., 2014; Malla et al. , 2005).
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