Gender and duration of untreated psychosis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
@article{Cascio2012GenderAD, title={Gender and duration of untreated psychosis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis}, author={Maria Teresa Cascio and Matteo Cella and Antonio Preti and Anna Meneghelli and Angelo Cocchi}, journal={Early Intervention in Psychiatry}, year={2012}, volume={6} }
Aim: Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) can influence the prognosis of schizophrenia. Previous studies have suggested that gender may influence the length of DUP. This study reports the result of the first systematic literature review and meta‐analysis on the role of gender in influencing DUP in first‐episode psychosis.
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