The key to reducing duration of untreated first psychosis: information campaigns

TY - JOUR

T1 - The key to reducing duration of untreated first psychosis

T2 - information campaigns

AU - Joa, Inge

AU - Johannessen, Jan Olav

AU - Auestad, Bjørn

AU - Friis, Svein

AU - McGlashan, Thomas

AU - Melle, Ingrid

AU - Opjordsmoen, Stein

AU - Simonsen, Erik

AU - Vaglum, Per

AU - Larsen, Tor K

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - The TIPS early intervention program reduced the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in first-episode schizophrenia from 16 to 5 weeks in a health care sector using a combination of easy access detection teams (DTs) and a massive information campaign (IC) about the signs and symptoms of psychosis. This study reports what happens to DUP and presenting schizophrenia in the same health care sector when the IC is stopped.

AB - The TIPS early intervention program reduced the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in first-episode schizophrenia from 16 to 5 weeks in a health care sector using a combination of easy access detection teams (DTs) and a massive information campaign (IC) about the signs and symptoms of psychosis. This study reports what happens to DUP and presenting schizophrenia in the same health care sector when the IC is stopped.

KW - Adult

KW - Affect

KW - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

KW - Disease Progression

KW - Female

KW - Health Education

KW - Health Promotion

KW - Humans

KW - Information Dissemination

KW - Male

KW - Program Development

KW - Psychotic Disorders

KW - Questionnaires

KW - Severity of Illness Index

KW - Time Factors

U2 - 10.1093/schbul/sbm095

DO - 10.1093/schbul/sbm095

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 17905788

SN - 0586-7614

VL - 34

SP - 466

EP - 472

JO - Schizophrenia Bulletin

JF - Schizophrenia Bulletin

IS - 3

ER -