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clinics: to detect fi rst-episode psychosis (FEP) mistakenly identifi ed as a prodrome. Methods: A clinical audit was conducted of referrals to a UHR service, the Personal Assessment and Crisis Evaluation (PACE) clinic, over a 12-month period (April 2005 to March 2006) to establish the proportion who were psychotic on referral. Results: The PACE clinic received 149 referrals over the period examined. About 11.4% of the total number of referrals and 12.6% of those who attended a fi rst appointment were psychotic on referral. Conclusions: These fi gures indicate that a substantial proportion of individuals thought to be prodromal are in fact suffering FEP. It is suggested that by detecting these individuals and commencing treatment, UHR clinics minimize duration of untreated psychosis for patients with FEP mistaken as prodromal.