Does early intervention prevent chronic psychosis? A question for the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health

Stephen Allison¹, Tarun Bastiampillai^{1

2}, Gin S Malhi^{3

4

5}, David Castle^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.
² Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Academic Department of Psychiatry, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
⁵ CADE Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ St Vincent's Health Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Editorial

Stephen Allison et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;53(10):943-945.

doi: 10.1177/0004867419873717. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Stephen Allison¹, Tarun Bastiampillai^{1

2}, Gin S Malhi^{3

4

5}, David Castle^{6

7}

¹ College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.
² Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Academic Department of Psychiatry, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
⁵ CADE Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ St Vincent's Health Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

No abstract available

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