2.2 Risk of Violent Behavior in Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis From the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Studies Consortium

Abstract

Although violent behavior has been studied in schizophrenia, violence risk has received little attention in individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis. We hypothesized that CHR youth are at higher risk of violence as compared to healthy comparison (HC) participants, and that this risk is associated with greater severity of symptoms, poor functioning, and risk for conversion to psychosis.