Table 1

Overview about follow-up studies on VEOS and EOS
Study
 Number of reassessed patients
 Age at onset (range in years)
 Follow-up interval (years)
 Outcome (rounded values)
Werry et al. [7]
 30
 7–17
 1–16
 Status of disorder at follow-up:
23% quiescent
13% subchronic
64% chronic




Living situation:
7% independent
13% semidependent
67% dependent
(13% dead)




Episodes since index:
3% none
7% one/two
90% two+
Gillberg et al. [8]
 23
 13–19
 11–17
 Overall outcome:
13% good
9% intermediate
78% extremely poor
Asarnow et al. [14]
 18
 6–13
 2–7
 Psychosocial functioning:
28% good
28% moderate improvement
28% minimal improvement
17% deteriorating course
Eggers & Bunk [9]
 44
 6–14
 42
 Overall outcome:
25% complete remission
25% partial remission
50% no remission
Lay et al. [16]
 65
 11–17
 12
 Social disability:
20% none or minimum
14% obvious
30% serious
31% very serious
5% maximum dysfunction




Sources of income:
25% self
39% parents/spouse
37% public assistance




Marital status:
91% single
5% married
5% divorced
Fleischhaker et al. [10]
 81
 16 (mean)
 10
 Outcome (Global Assessment Scale, GAS):
20% good
38% moderate
42% poor




Employment:
38% clinical setting
14% semisheltered basis
29% nonsheltered basis
18% did not work




Depressive symptoms:
21% severe symptoms
19% moderate symptoms
Röpcke & Eggers [17]
 39
 16 (mean)
 15
 Severity of symptoms:
8% full remission
56% moderate outcome
36% poor outcome




Employment:
5% clinical setting
20% regular occupation
36% sheltered basis
31% did not work




Marital status
69% single
31% partner/family
Remschmidt et al. [18]
 38
 5–14
 42
 Outcome (GAS):
16% good
24% moderate
60% poor




Employment:
71% unemployed
5% employed
24% receiving a pension




Marital status:
74% single or death
18% married
8% divorced or widow

Reichert et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:6   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-6