BackgroundThe psychosis-proneness–persistence–impairment model of psychotic disorder
incorporates notions of both phenomenological and temporal continuity (persistence) of …

The neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia, which posits that the illness is the end
state of abnormal neurodevelopmental processes that started years before the illness onset …

Psychotic syndromes can be understood as disorders of adaptation to social context.
Although heritability is often emphasized, onset is associated with environmental factors …

Background: Little is known about changes in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders
between childhood and adolescence, and adolescence and adulthood. Methods: We …

BackgroundPsychotic symptoms occur more frequently in the general population than
psychotic disorder and index risk for psychopathology. Multiple studies have reported on the …

Objective: The authors investigated the incidence, course, and outcome of psychotic
experiences from childhood through early adulthood in the general population and …

Importance Urbanicity is a well-established risk factor for clinical (eg, schizophrenia) and
subclinical (eg, hearing voices and paranoia) expressions of psychosis. To our knowledge …

BackgroundEpidemiological research has shown that hallucinations and delusions, the
classic symptoms of psychosis, are far more prevalent in the population than actual …

Objective The authors examined the development of psychotic experiences and psychotic
disorders in a large population-based sample of young adults and explored their …

BackgroundAuditory Hallucinations (AH) are nowadays regarded as symptoms following a
continuum; from a (transient) phenomenon in healthy individuals on one end to a symptom …