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Pathways to care for those at clinical high risk of developing psychosis
Author(s) -
Stowkowy Jacqueline,
Colijn Mark A.,
Addington Jean
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00368.x
Subject(s) - psychosis , paranoia , referral , psychiatry , anxiety , care pathway , medicine , depression (economics) , acute psychosis , clinical psychology , psychology , health care , family medicine , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
Aim: Understanding the pathways to care is a prerequisite for early detection in first‐episode patients with psychosis. Less in known about the pathways to care for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis. Methods: A sample of 35 clinical high risks for psychosis individuals were administered a semistructured questionnaire inquiring about pathways to care. Results: The majority of contacts were made to general practitioners (32.8%). Various symptoms of concern were reported among the sample, the most common being depression (15.9%) followed by anxiety (11.0%). Delusions/paranoia were the most frequent symptoms associated with successful referral to contacts (14.3%). Conclusion: Education on the pathway to successful access to care and treatment in a putatively prodromal for psychosis group of individuals is valuable information that can potentially aid in a faster discovery of these individuals and their access to treatment and care.