What is it about?
Online screening can identify youth at risk for psychosis, although adolescents rarely advance towards formal care. This study examined barriers to help-seeking among adolescents in a digital pathway to care and identified caregiver involvement as a primary concern.
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Why is it important?
Early identification and intervention may delay or prevent development of a full psychotic disorder. Adolescents are especially likely to screening positive for psychosis risk, yet few go on to seek help. Helping adolescents navigate disclosing emerging psychotic symptoms to caregivers may be a critical step toward treatment.
Perspectives
Digital pathways aim to expand equitable access to mental health services; however, our report highlights a unique barrier limiting our ability to support adolescents. My hope for this brief is that it encourages innovative strategies across varying fields that balance the need for parental consent with our responsibility to support help-seeking adolescents.
Macie Miller
Columbia University
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This page is a summary of: Help-Seeking Interests and Barriers of Adolescents Scoring at Risk for Psychosis Online: The Role of Caregiver Disclosure, Psychiatric Services, November 2026, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20260147.
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