Early intervention specialized services: eligibility and multiprofessional work

Early intervention in psychosis: specialized intervention and early case identification.

Specialized early intervention (SEI) approach to treatment of a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) consists of two equally important components, namely, a phase specific treatment program and early case identification. In this article we report a brief update on our knowledge about both aspects of SEI services. We then provide a description of a prototypical SEI service within the Canadian contex...

Early psychosis intervention services: a work in progress.

Does early intervention 'work'?

The Effectiveness of Early Intervention Services

Approximately one-fifth of all infants born annually are at risk for developmental disabilities (Haber, 1991). Of these, approximately one-fourth will manifest significant delays by age 5. An additional 20-30% of each birth cohort will require special education services due to social or familial factors such as unresponsive or unstimulating environments. “Early intervention” is a term commonly ...

Early intervention services, cognitive–behavioural therapy and family intervention in early psychosis: systematic review

BACKGROUND Early intervention services for psychosis aim to detect emergent symptoms, reduce the duration of untreated psychosis, and improve access to effective treatments. AIMS To evaluate the effectiveness of early intervention services, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and family intervention in early psychosis. METHOD Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled tria...