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. 2002 Nov;106(5):358-64.
doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02004.x.

Pathways to care: help seeking behaviour in first episode psychosis

J Addington  1 , S Van Mastrigt, J Hutchinson, D Addington
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Pathways to care: help seeking behaviour in first episode psychosis

J Addington et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2002 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the number of attempts it took before patients with a first episode of psychosis received adequate help, the signs or symptoms that led them to seek help and the people from whom they attempted to seek help.

Method: Subjects were 86 individuals with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mainly schizophrenia, who were attending a comprehensive program for early psychosis treatment.

Results: Help-seeking attempts began in the prodromal phase of the illness and continued into the psychotic phase. Concerning behaviours ranged from more general symptoms to psychotic symptoms. A range of contacts were made early on but emergency services were most often the contact that helped individuals obtain appropriate treatment for psychosis.

Conclusion: Improved public education and gatekeeper education might reduce the time required for individuals developing a psychosis to receive timely and adequate care.

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