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By Patrick D. McGorry

ESI Special Topics, January 2004
Citing URL - http://www.esi-topics.com/nhp/2004/january-04-PatrickDMcGorry.html

Patrick D. McGorry answers a few questions about this month's new hot paper in the field of Psychiatry/Psychology.

From •>>January 2004

Field: Psychiatry/Psychology
 Article Title: Randomized controlled trial of interventions designed to reduce the risk of progression to first-episode psychosis in a clinical sample with subthreshold symptoms
 Authors: McGorry, PD;Yung, AR;Phillips, LJ;Yuen, HP;Francey, S;Cosgrave, EM;Germano, D;Bravin, J;McDonald, T;Blair, A;Adlard, S;Jackson, H
Journal: ARCH GEN PSYCHIAT
Volume: 59
Page: 921-928
Year: OCT 2002
* Orygen Youth Hlth, PACE Clin, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia.
* Orygen Youth Hlth, PACE Clin, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia.
* Early Psychosis Prevent & Intervent Ctr, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
* Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychiat, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
* Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychol, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

• May 1, 2006: This paper has also been named the Fast Moving Front paper in Psychiatry/Psychology for May 2006.

ST:  Why do you think your paper is highly cited?

It describes the first RCT study to try to delay or prevent the onset of fully fledged schizophrenia/psychosis.

ST:  Does it describe a new discovery or a new methodology that's useful to others?

Yes it does and it has been emulated in many places.

ST:  Could you summarize the significance of your paper in layman's terms?

This study shows it is possible to identify a group of young people with symptoms and who are seeking help who have a very high risk of developing a psychotic disorder—mainly schizophrenia—and furthermore, that it is possible to delay the onset of this progression to psychosis with drug and psychological interventions.

ST:  How did you become involved in this research?

After nearly two decades of early intervention work in early psychosis we were very concerned about delays in treatment and also the poor quality of care for young people with severe psychotic disorders.End

Patrick D. McGorry, Ph.D.
Prevention and Intervention Centre
Melbourne, Australia

ESI Special Topics, January 2004
Citing URL - http://www.esi-topics.com/nhp/2004/january-04-PatrickDMcGorry.html

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