The study showed a relationship between reported prodromal symptoms and the occurrence of psychological distress. It also showed that early childhood trauma may be a predisposing factor to the early stages of development of psychosis, with female children being especially prone in the years of adolescence.

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Introduction: The concept of length of admission among psychiatric patients may be used as an indicator of service efficiency, quality of care and also for planning and distribution of hospital resources. Most studies on length of stay among psychiatric patients in Nigeria were conducted in Psychiatry department of tertiary hospitals with rarity of such studies in psychiatric mono-specialist where we have bulk of in-patients.