Key Links
In the UK:
Early Detection in Psychosis Website (Launched Nov 2007)
This website contains valuable resources developed to highlight the best evidence and practice around the treatment of early psychosis, particularly focusing on the opportunity provided by detecting and treating those with an At Risk Mental State for psychosis.
The resources are designed to support practitioners from primary care, relevant community agencies and specialist mental health services.
Visit www.nimhe.csip.org.uk/~earlydetection
Rethink Website (Early Intevention Section)
Visit www.rethink.org/about_mental_illness/early_intervention/
International Links:
Fraser South Early Intervention Programme
EPPIC (Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Australia)
Key Resources
A Report on Early Detection & Intervention for Young People at Risk of Psychosis (Nov 2007)
In this report the development challenges for specialist services are explored, illustrating how this emerging evidence base can be translated into the real world by providing examples of good practice in specialist services.
View the full report and the executive summary
GP Guidance: Emerging Psychosis & Young People - What You Need to Know (Nov 2007)
The National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) and CSIP has facilitated the bringing together of expert practitioners from the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Psychological Society to develop this guidance for front-line colleagues.
Click here to read the bulletin
Click here to view the guidance
Briefing about the economic impact of Early Intervention Services (Nov 2006)
This briefing highlights some early messages emerging from new research into the cost-effectiveness of new EI service approaches compared to traditional services. It is by David Shiers & Jo Smith, Joint National EI Programme Leads, and Paul McCrone, Reader in Health Economics, King's College
The key message is: Early Intervention services appear to have the potential to offer significant savings when compared to standard care.
Early Intervention extract: a report on the cost effectiveness of this approach
A model to assess the Economic Impact of Early Intervention Services (powerpoint presentation)
Click here to read the extract
Click here to view the presentation
Early Intervention in Psychosis: Report from a day seminar on research, policy and practice (Feb 2006)
Louis Appleby gave a historical account of the policy development for Early Intervention Services (EISs) for psychosis from the National Service Framework for Mental Health (Department of Health (DH) 1999), through the NHS Plan (DH 2000), up to the present date.