Table 1.

Overview about follow-up studies on VEOS and EOS

Study	Number of reassessed patients	Age at onset (range in years)	Follow-up interval (years)	Outcome (rounded values)
Werry et al. [7]	30	7–17	1–16	Status of disorder at follow-up: 23% quiescent 13% subchronic 64% chronic
				Living situation: 7% independent 13% semidependent 67% dependent (13% dead)
				Episodes since index: 3% none 7% one/two 90% two+
Gillberg et al. [8]	23	13–19	11–17	Overall outcome: 13% good 9% intermediate 78% extremely poor
Asarnow et al. [14]	18	6–13	2–7	Psychosocial functioning: 28% good 28% moderate improvement 28% minimal improvement 17% deteriorating course
Eggers & Bunk [9]	44	6–14	42	Overall outcome: 25% complete remission 25% partial remission 50% no remission
Lay et al. [16]	65	11–17	12	Social disability: 20% none or minimum 14% obvious 30% serious 31% very serious 5% maximum dysfunction
				Sources of income: 25% self 39% parents/spouse 37% public assistance
				Marital status: 91% single 5% married 5% divorced
Fleischhaker et al. [10]	81	16 (mean)	10	Outcome (Global Assessment Scale, GAS): 20% good 38% moderate 42% poor
				Employment: 38% clinical setting 14% semisheltered basis 29% nonsheltered basis 18% did not work
				Depressive symptoms: 21% severe symptoms 19% moderate symptoms
Röpcke & Eggers [17]	39	16 (mean)	15	Severity of symptoms: 8% full remission 56% moderate outcome 36% poor outcome
				Employment: 5% clinical setting 20% regular occupation 36% sheltered basis 31% did not work
				Marital status 69% single 31% partner/family
Remschmidt et al. [18]	38	5–14	42	Outcome (GAS): 16% good 24% moderate 60% poor
				Employment: 71% unemployed 5% employed 24% receiving a pension
				Marital status: 74% single or death 18% married 8% divorced or widow