title: Early intervention in psychosis.
abstract: 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 reappraisal of generic services and an understanding of the active ingredients of early intervention, which can be tailored for longer input in cases with poorer outcome trajectories.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Research Institute, Medical School Building, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. S.P.Singh@warwick.ac.uk
authors.forename: Swaran P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome