Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis

It is time that all patients with acute-onset psychosis are screened for autoimmune encephalitis, that lumbar puncture becomes a routine psychiatric investigation and that immunotherapy is available in indicated cases. We call for a culture change in the management of psychosis by psychiatry. DECLAR...

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Autores principales: Pollak, Thomas A., Lennox, Belinda R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2018
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.27
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spelling pubmed-60683142018-08-06 Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis Pollak, Thomas A. Lennox, Belinda R. BJPsych Open Editorial It is time that all patients with acute-onset psychosis are screened for autoimmune encephalitis, that lumbar puncture becomes a routine psychiatric investigation and that immunotherapy is available in indicated cases. We call for a culture change in the management of psychosis by psychiatry. DECLARATION OF INTEREST: None. Cambridge University Press 2018-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6068314/ /pubmed/30083377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.27 Text en © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2018 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis
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title_full Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis
title_fullStr Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis
title_full_unstemmed Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis
title_short Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.27
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