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Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access originally published online on July 24, 2009
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2009 35(5):847-850; doi:10.1093/schbul/sbp078
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org.

Who Is at Risk for a Psychotic Disorder?

Stephan Heckers1,2
2 Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212

1 To whom correspondence should be addressed; Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, 1601 23rd Avenue South, Room 3060, Nashville, TN 37212; tel: 615-322-2665, fax: 615-343-8400, e-mail: Stephan.heckers{at}Vanderbilt.edu.

Accurate assessment of the individual risk for psychotic disorders has great value. We need to determine the reliability and rate of conversion to a psychotic disorder in clinical samples before we can recommend a risk syndrome diagnosis for general practice. The assessment of risk carries its own risks, including stigmatization and inappropriate treatment, potentially leading to adverse outcomes.

Keywords: psychosis / psychotic disorder / schizophrenia / risk syndrome / prodrome


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