Psychotic‐like experiences found predictive of half of mental disorders

Key Points

• To investigate the relationship between psychotic-like experiences and the development of mental disorders in adolescents.
• Analyzed the prevalence of psychotic-like experiences in teenagers
• Compared the incidence of mental disorders between teens with and without psychotic-like experiences
• Recommends screening high-risk adolescents for early intervention
• Teens with psychotic-like experiences are more likely to develop both psychotic and nonpsychotic mental illnesses
• Approximately half of adolescents with psychotic-like experiences go on to have mental disorders
• Screening for psychotic-like experiences could improve early identification and treatment outcomes