title: Is early intervention for psychosis feasible and effective?
abstract: Services that provide comprehensive, early intervention (EI) have shown promise in improving long-term outcomes in schizophrenia. This article reviews the rationale and salient concepts relevant to understanding the growing EI literature. A selective review of studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrated EI is followed by a discussion of feasibility, especially in the US context. Finally, the authors present a framework that seeks to integrate activities traditionally categorized and separated as discovery and implementation. This framework is offered as a way to advance both goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University,and Clinic for Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP), 34 Park Street, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Room 273A, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. vinod.srihari@yale.edu
authors.forename: Vinod H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Srihari
authors.forename: Jai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Matcheri S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Keshavan
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome