How does the recovery rate at 2 years follow-up behave?

How does the recovery rate at 2 years follow-up behave?

• A. Tends to decline prior to full psychosis, relatively stable over time
• B. Rapidly increases
• C. Declines steadily every year
• D. Increases then declines

Answer: (A)

Recovery trajectory in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders typically shows a decline in functioning during the prodromal period leading up to full psychosis, and after onset the recovery rate tends to stabilize rather than continue to worsen or improve dramatically. By the two-year mark, many patients have moved into a plateau where the proportion achieving sustained recovery changes little over time. This pattern makes the description of a decline before full psychosis followed by relative stability over time the best fit. Rapid increases, steady annual declines, or increases followed by declines do not match the common course observed over a two-year follow-up.

Recovery trajectory in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders typically shows a decline in functioning during the prodromal period leading up to full psychosis, and after onset the recovery rate tends to stabilize rather than continue to worsen or improve dramatically. By the two-year mark, many patients have moved into a plateau where the proportion achieving sustained recovery changes little over time. This pattern makes the description of a decline before full psychosis followed by relative stability over time the best fit. Rapid increases, steady annual declines, or increases followed by declines do not match the common course observed over a two-year follow-up.