Digital Trajectories to Care in First-Episode Psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The emphasis on reducing the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) has highlighted complex barriers to accessing appropriate services. Internet and social media use by individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP) was examined to explore how these platforms might be used to facilitate treatment initiation.

Methods

Participants ages 15-35 were interviewed with the Pathways to Care for Psychosis Questionnaire, an 81-item instrument designed to explore online activity during symptom emergence.

Results

Of 112 participants, 90% used the Internet and social media daily. The Internet was listed as the most used resource (62%) for information while symptoms were emerging. A minority (19%) shared concerns via social media, and 76% responded favorably to the possibil

SUBMITTER: Birnbaum ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408281 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature