Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis
Thomas A. Pollak,
Belinda R. Lennox
Affiliations
Thomas A. Pollak
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellow, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, UK
It is time that all patients with acute-onset psychosis are screened for autoimmune encephalitis, that lumbar puncture becomes a routine psychiatric investigation and that immunotherapy is available in indicated cases. We call for a culture change in the management of psychosis by psychiatry.
