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| Prodromal symptoms of psychosis
- Suspiciousness
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Change in appetite
- Sense of alteration of self, others or the outside world
- Social isolation or withdrawal
- Marked impairment in role functioning
- Markedly peculiar behaviour
- Marked impairment in personal hygiene
- Blunted, flat or inappropriate affect
- Digressive, vague or metaphoric speech
- Odd or bizarre ideation
- Unusual perceptual experiences
- Marked lack of initiative, interests or energy
Many of these symptoms are non-specific, but incipient
psychosis is suggested by:
- Marked, unexplained and
consistent changes in behaviour
- A pattern of increasing severity
- Clustering of symptoms
- Family history of psychosis
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