FashionRatty: Scientists can predict psychotic illness in up to 80 percent of high-risk youth

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Scientists can predict psychotic illness in up to 80 percent of high-risk youth

2008-01-10 07:45:29 by HASH0x8962968 in

Youth who are going to develop psychosis can be identified before their illness becomes full-blown 35 percent of the time if they meet widely accepted criteria for risk, but that figure rises to 65 to 80 percent if they have certain combinations of risk factors, the largest study of its kind has shown. Knowing what these combinations are can help scientists predict who is likely to develop the illnesses within two to three years with the same accuracy that other kinds of risk factors can predict major medical diseases, such as diabetes.

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