# First-episode psychosis: the importance of a comprehensive medical evaluation - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0317 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: First-episode psychosis: the importance of a comprehensive medical evaluation | WCP 2026 Summary > A comprehensive medical evaluation is essential in patients presenting with first-episode psychosis to distinguish primary psychiatric disorders from secondary… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0317) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0317 E-PosterPsychosis and SchizophreniaReview # First-episode psychosis: the importance of a comprehensive medical evaluation FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EXAM Presenter: Taliqa Rafiq Country: United States of America A comprehensive medical evaluation is essential in patients presenting with first-episode psychosis to distinguish primary psychiatric disorders from secondary medical causes. The aim is to review the importance of a comprehensive medical evaluation in patients presenting with first-episode psychosis (FEP); the poster identifies the first episode as a critical period that significantly influences the long-term course. The method is a literature review conducted in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases using the terms "first episode psychosis", "secondary psychosis", "medical causes of psychosis", "autoimmune encephalitis" and "neuropsychiatric disorders"; publications discussing medical etiologies and recommended diagnostic investigations were evaluated. No sample size, number of included studies or quantitative results were reported. The review reports that numerous medical conditions can present with psychotic symptoms, including autoimmune diseases such as anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, metabolic diseases, neurological lesions and substance-induced conditions. The recommended diagnostic evaluation includes laboratory investigations, toxicology screening, neuroimaging and, when indicated, electroencephalography or cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Failure to identify underlying medical causes can lead to delayed treatment and poor clinical outcomes. In conclusion, the review emphasizes that early recognition of underlying conditions may improve treatment outcomes and prevent misdiagnosis, highlighting the importance of raising clinicians' awareness of the medical differential diagnosis of psychosis. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1310) How to cite this study APA 7: Rafiq, T. (2026, September 23-26). First episode psychosis: the importance of a comprehensive medical exam [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1310 Vancouver: Rafiq T. First episode psychosis: the importance of a comprehensive medical exam [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Available from: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1310 Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [İlk atak psikoz ve esrar kullanım bozukluğu olan gençlerde yardım arama: Back to Reality video oyun serisinden çıkarımlar](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0002) - [Kimyasal bağımlılığın eşlik ettiği tedaviye dirençli şizofreni hastalarında modern antipsikotiklerin kombine kullanımının klinik sonuçları](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0014) - [Şizofrenide bilişsel gerileme: Sosyal işlevsellik üzerindeki etkisi ve bilişsel iyileştirme olanakları](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0018) - [Ağır kişilerarası şiddet öyküsü olan, şizofrenisi olan ve olmayan bireylerde temel benlik bozukluklarının karşılaştırılması](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0103) - [Yoğun çakra odaklı meditasyonla ilişkili bir ergende akut ve geçici psikotik bozukluk: olgu sunumu](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0231) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0317 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim