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by vorpalhex 1040 days ago
> The key point is early intervention, particularly in adolescents and young adults.

That is entirely false. Full blown paranoid delusion or schizophrenia is not "depression but extra bad".

> Severe mental illness doesn't suddenly emerge out of nowhere

It basically does? I mean it's a cross of genetics and in-vitro development factors with some real life trigger at times, but outside of robust genetic engineering it might as well be from "nowhere".
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jdietrich 1040 days ago
Early intervention is vital in psychotic illness. Single episodes of psychosis can in many cases be prevented from developing into schizophrenia; even if schizophrenia does develop, outcomes are far better for people who receive early and effective treatment.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-funded-by-nimh/re...

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vorpalhex 1039 days ago
> Single episodes of psychosis can in many cases be prevented from developing into schizophrenia

Your source does not say that.

> Some people who receive early treatment never have another psychotic episode.

That actual number of some (and not "many", "most" or even "meaningful proportion") is not defined in the page or underlying study.

Broader studies seem to suggest some people regardless of treatment only have an isolated episode. It is not clear the RAISE intervention itself changes that proportion.

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