Study commentary: How risky for developing psychosis are ‘At Risk Mental States’ in youths?

How risky for developing psychosis are ‘At Risk Mental States’ in youths? – The Mental Elf

Original study: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Psychosis Risk in Children and Adolescents With an At-Risk Mental State – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

Wouldn't it be great if we could identify teens at risk for psychosis & then prevent it?

Trouble is we can't- lit review shows that most "at risk" teens aren't really at risk/predictive tools don't predict accurately.

And the "At Risk" label can burden teens with stigma & meds. https://t.co/1SiBH5tQRz

— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) August 23, 2021