Half of adults who develop  schizophrenia had attended CAMHS services 

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder affect about 65m people worldwide and are usually diagnosed in early to mid adulthood.

Breakthrough research involving a team from University College Dublin has found that half of people who developed schizophrenia or bipolar disorder as an adult had attended Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), sparking hopes that more earlier intervention could prevent or predict such conditions later in life.

The research paper looks at data from the CAMHS in Finland, with lead author Dr Ian Kelleher, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at the UCD School of Medicine, admitting that the results were "contrary to expectations".