A blood test for psychosis in the works: involves testing of oxidative stress, immune and hormonal systems

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A blood test, when used in psychiatric patients experiencing symptoms that are considered to be indicators of a high risk for psychosis, identifies those who later went on to develop psychosis, preliminary results of a new study show. “The blood test included a selection of 15 measures of immune and hormonal system imbalances as well as evidence of oxidative stress,” explained a corresponding author of the study.

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