Early Response in Adolescents with Schizophrenia is not Associated with Remission at Six Months.

Objective: The objectives of present study were to determine the frequency of early response (ER), defined as a 20% decrease in total baseline PANSS score at three weeks and to compare the rate of symptomatic and functional remission between schizophrenic adolescents with and without ER.

Methods: The sample included 61 patients (65% males) with a mean age of 15 (+ 1.54) y.