Abstract
Attenuated psychosis syndromes (APS) is defined as a high-risk state with an increased probability of developing a frank psychosis. It is crucial to investigate psychosis risk states in Chinese youth, including APS, in order to better understand characteristic features like psychotic-spectrum symptoms and the complexity of an individual’s real-life experience. In 2012, the “Shanghai At Risk for Psychosis (SHARP)” program was launched at the Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), the largest outpatient mental health clinic in China. Here, we present both epidemiological data from this program and offer an APS case to illustrate the complexity and some common features of APS in China.
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Zhang, T., Shapiro, D.I., Wang, J. (2019). Attenuated Psychosis Syndromes Among Youth and Young Adults in China: Early Identification and Intervention. In: Li, H., Shapiro, D.I., Seidman, L.J. (eds) Handbook of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome Across Cultures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17336-4_16
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