{"id":2451,"date":"2018-08-15T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T17:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/research\/prime\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:50:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:50:57","slug":"prime","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/research\/psychiatry-department-research-programs\/prime\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIME: Early Psychosis Research Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The PRIME: Early Psychosis Research Program was established to better understand the causes, course and treatment of &#8220;Clinical High Risk Symptoms.&#8221; These symptoms include changes in thinking, mood and perception.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/oasis\/research\/prime-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2907\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2907 size-medium\" 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name).<\/li>\n<li>Changes in perceptual sensitivity&#8211;heightened or dulled.<\/li>\n<li>Unexpected perceptual changes, noises, lights, shadows, geometrical designs, and whispers or hearing one&#8217;s name called.<\/li>\n<li>Increased sensitivity to smells and tastes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-2\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-2\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-2\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-2\">\n                Suspiciousness            <\/button>\n\n        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