Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, are among the most severe and debilitating conditions in psychiatry, and in all of medicine. Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is the period that goes from the onset of psychosis to the start of an adequate treatment. DUP is an important prognostic factor, as longer DUP has been associated with poor mental health outcomes, including more severe positive and negative symptoms and decreased likelihood of remission [1]. However, DUP has been a source of controversy lately, particularly regarding its relationship with psychosocial functioning, arguably one of the most important mental health outcomes for psychiatric patients along with quality of life. While a longer duration of psychosis has been consistently associated with poor psychosocial functioning, the importance of this initial period until individuals with psychosis get an appropriate treatment (i.e., DUP) has been a subject of discussion. Two main opposed scenarios have been presented:
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