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Five-year stability of ICD-10 diagnoses among Chinese patients presented with first-episode psychosis in Hong Kong
Schizophrenia Research, 10/30/09

Chang WC et al. – Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder were diagnostically stable and could be reliably classified at intake in a Chinese first–episode psychosis sample using the ICD–10 criteria. Diagnostic instability in the least prevalent categories of functional psychosis highlights the limitations of current taxonomies and calls for ongoing revision of diagnostic criteria. In the absence of biological marker, longitudinal validation across consecutive episodes is necessary for accurate diagnostic ascertainment.

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