Clinical staging views the illness as a continuum from at risk to severe disorder, meaning it aims to guide treatment approaches at each stage (Scott et al., 2013). There are two assumptions crucial to the utility of this model. Firstly, patients who are less severe will respond better to treatment, and secondly, these treatments will be milder (McGorry, Hickie, Yung, Pantelis & Jackson, 2006). If this model can be applied to schizophrenia, it suggests we can increase the benefits of receiving a diagnosis will be significantly improved.
For the clinical staging model to provide increased utility than the DSM-5, the effectiveness of early intervention needs to be explored. Morrison et al. (2012) found administering cognitive therapy to high-risk
For the clinical staging model to provide increased utility than the DSM-5, the effectiveness of early intervention needs to be explored. Morrison et al. (2012) found administering cognitive therapy to high-risk