Background The last comprehensive systematic review of the incidence of psychotic
disorders was published in 2004. New epidemiological data from different settings now …

The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of age at onset on the long‐term clinical,
social and global outcomes of schizophrenia through a systematic review and a meta …

The current management of patients with primary psychosis worldwide is often remarkably
stereotyped. In almost all cases an antipsychotic medication is prescribed, with second …

Importance Psychotic disorders contribute significantly to the global disease burden, yet the
latest international incidence study of psychotic disorders was conducted in the 1980s …

Many sex and gender differences in schizophrenic psychoses have been reported, but few
have been soundly replicated. A stable finding is the later age of onset in women compared …

An extensive literature regarding gender differences relevant to several aspects of
schizophrenia is nowadays available. It includes some robust findings as well as some …

Purpose of review. In this review, we provide an update of recent studies on the age of onset
(AOO) of the major mental disorders, with a special focus on the availability and use of …

Although the onset of most mental disorders usually occurs during the first three decades of
life, effective treatment is typically not initiated until a number of years later. Although there is …

BackgroundThis systematic review and collaborative recalculation was set up to recalculate
schizophrenia incidence rates from previously published studies by age and sex …

Purpose The incidence of psychotic disorders varies according to the geographical area,
and it has been investigated whether neighbourhood level factors may be associated with …