Preferences for treatment during a first psychotic episode.
Psychiatric services providing care for patients and their families confronted with a first psychotic episode need to be sensitive towards patients' and families' preferences. Ten patients, ten family members and ten professional caregivers composed a list of 42 preferences in the treatment for a first psychotic episode. In total 99 patients, 100 family members and 263 professional caregivers evaluated these preferences, thus producing an order of priorities. There appears to be considerable agreement among the groups of respondents regarding their top ten priorities, especially concerning information on diagnosis and medication. However, we found important differences between groups of respondents. The results suggest that in psychiatric services great attention should be given to psycho-education and early outpatient intervention.
de Haan
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Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
van Raaij
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B
van den Berg
R
R
Jager
M
M
Houweling
P
P
Stockmann
M
M
Delsing
P
P
Linszen
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D
Peters
B
B
Wouters
L
L
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017028:Caregivers; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents