Vocational functioning in young people accessing services for first-episode psychosis and ultra-high risk of psychosis: A longitudinal naturalistic cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) or at ultra-high risk (UHR) of psychosis often have lower vocational engagement than their peers. This study examines the effect of treatment in early intervention for psychosis services in Australia on engagement in education and employment.

Methods

This is a naturalistic sample of young people aged 12-25 with FEP (n = 1574) and UHR (n = 1515), accessing treatment in the headspace Early Psychosis (hEP) programme. Engagement in education and employment was assessed at baseline and every 90 days in treatment. Mixed effects logistic regression were used to analyse changes over time.

Results

On entering the hEP programme, approximately 49% of the young people with FEP and 28% of the young people at

SUBMITTER: Andersen NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature