It is an unpalatable truth that 6% of young people with a diagnosis of psychosis kill themselves.1 They do so early on in the course of the illness perhaps because they realise the line between ‘them’ and ‘us’ has blurred and the label of serious mental illness has not so much become sticky as stuck. The diagnosis and treatment often herald an increased risk of physical health problems and social exclusion through unemployment, poverty, and discrimination.
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