Abstract:

Psychosis is a heterogeneous condition with no ‘one size fits all’ treatment model and can take many patients and their families by surprise. Heritability of schizophrenia is 60–80%, and current research of genetic predictors for identifying schizophrenia risk shows promise in earlier identification of vulnerable individuals, potentially influencing clinical work in the future.
A recent study of over 1000 adolescents demonstrated frontotemporal abnormality as a potential biomarker for vulnerability to psychotic experience and transition to psychosis in early adulthood….

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