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Scientists can predict psychotic illness in up to 80 percent of high-risk youth
01-07-2008 · EurekAlert!Which at-risk teens will cross the line from having risk factors for psychosis to actually developing a psychotic illness? Researchers have improved the ability to predict who will cross the threshhold from 35 percent accuracy to 65-80 percent accuracy, based on the specific combinations of risk factors a teen has. This level of accuracy is comparable to that for major medical diseases, like diabetes.
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