Early recognition of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has been a popular and important research topic in the last years. Even though the early symptoms of these disorders may emerge in adolescence, the disorders themselves usually remain un- or misdiagnosed for up to several years. Research has shown that this delay in treatment or a wrong treatment all together may have a negative impact on the course of a disorder. Therefore, several early recognition programs aim at identifying individuals at risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder before the disorders become fully manifest. The early recognition programs are mostly based on assessment of various constellations of psychopathological symptoms. However, many of these symptoms, as we...