Engagement, Disengagement and Re-Engagement in Mental Health Services Among Young Patients With First-Episode Psychosis: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Engagement in mental health services among young patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) is crucial for preventing relapse. We conducted this scoping review to establish the proportion and determinants of engagement, disengagement and re-engagement in outpatient mental health care among young patients from 13 to 35 years with FEP.

Methods

We used the guidelines for scoping review by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and the Arksey and O'Malley framework. We searched for published and unpublished studies guided by the inclusion criteria: studies published in English from 1990, the expansion of psychiatric outpatient, focused on engaged, disengaged and re-engaged in outpatient mental health care using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies. We per

SUBMITTER: Mlay J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature