Early intervention in psychosis.
The article describes the development of guidelines for the management of first episode psychosis, over the first few years of the illness. Such guidelines advocate the use of low dose medication (be this with typical or atypical anti-psychotics) as well as psychological techniques, and assertive case management. The paper will review the development of these guidelines, describe them, and suggest outcome measures for the treatment of first and early episodes.
Dzubur-Kulenović
Alma
A
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sarajevol.
Agius
Mark
M
Gallagher
Olwyn
O
Martić-Biocina
Sanja
S
Zaman
Rashid
R
Jones
Peter
P
D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*