An investigation of duration of untreated psychosis and the affecting factors.

One of the main goals in treatment planning of psychiatric disorders is early diagnosis of patients in the early psychosis period so that duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is decreased and the treatment response and outcome is improved. The aim of this study was to investigate the DUP of psychosis and factors affecting it. In this cross-sectional study, 80 patients from the psychiatric clinic of Fatemi hospital in Ardabil and Razi hospital in Tabriz who were in the first episode of psychosis completed a questionnaire.