First episode psychosis in the over 35 s: is there a role for early intervention?

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The early intervention (EI) model appears to improve outcomes of psychosis for younger people, and there is now interest in implementing it in older groups. In the UK, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence advised that EI should be accessible to all individuals with first episode psychosis (FEP). We aimed to explore the likely impact on EI workloads and clinical populations of extending age range.

Methods

Data were collected on all patients aged 36-65 years who were referred to an inner London EI service from 2011-2014 using the MiData 2 tool at entry and at 1-year follow up.

Results

People aged between 36 and 65 represented 30% of all referrals to the service. There were high levels of recorded past trauma in the sample (62.5%), half had dependent childre

SUBMITTER: Greenfield P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001544 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature