Early intervention for psychosis

Early intervention for psychosis.

BACKGROUND Proponents of early intervention have argued that outcome might be improved if more therapeutic effort were focused on the early stages of schizophrenia. Early intervention in schizophrenia has two elements that are distinct from standard care: early detection and phase-specific treatment. Both elements may be offered in addition to standard care, or may be provided by a specialised ...

Early Intervention in Psychosis

2010 This briefing is intended to inform service planners about the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service model, which has spearheaded a revolution in how mental health services have been delivered across England over the last ten years. The EIP service model can address many of the efficiency challenges facing service planners currently, supported by a robust evidence base of clinical ...

Early Intervention in Psychosis

Early intervention for potentially serious disorder is a fundamental feature of healthcare across the spectrum of physical illness. It has been a major factor in the reductions in morbidity and mortality that have been achieved in some of the non-communicable diseases, notably cancer and cardiovascular disease. Over the past two decades, an international collaborative effort has been mounted to...

Early intervention in psychosis.

Early intervention in psychosis services produce better clinical outcomes than generic teams and are also cost-effective. Clinical gains made within such services are robust as long as the interventions are actively provided. Longer-term data show that some of these gains are lost when care is transferred back to generic teams. This paper argues that sustaining these early gains requires both a...

Early intervention for first episode psychosis.