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Antipsychotics Lead to Worse Outcomes in First-Episode Psychosis

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Researchers have found that cognitive-behavioral therapy without antipsychotics is just as effective for first-episode psychosis—that adding drugs provided no additional improvement. Bergström, T., & Gauffin, T. The association of antipsychotic postponement with 5-year outcomes of adolescent first-episode psychosis.