title: Early intervention in psychosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Sarajevol.
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dzubur-Kulenović
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agius
authors.forename: Olwyn
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martić-Biocina
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*