Which Sociodemographic and Pathway to Care Factors Influence the Wait Time for Early Intervention for Psychosis? A Mental Health Electronic Health Records Analysis in South London.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

In 2016, the Access and Waiting Time Standard (AWTS) was introduced in England, UK, outlining that people with first-episode psychosis should receive treatment from an early intervention for psychosis (EIP) service within 2 weeks. We examined sociodemographic, pathways to care (PtC), and clinical factors associated with EIP service wait time.

Method

We collected de-identified data from a large mental health provider in South London, UK. We included patients referred and accepted to EIP services as inpatient or community contacts between 1 May 2016 and 30 April 2019, providing 3 years of data from the introduction of AWTS. Descriptive statistics and multivariable linear regression were performed.

Results

A total of 1806 patients were identified with a mean age of 3

SUBMITTER: Wood N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495505 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature