The value of early intervention in creating the new mental health system: Response to Allison et al

Andrew Chanen^{1

2}, Alison Yung^{1

2}, Eoin Killackey^{1

2}, Ian Hickie³, David Coghill⁴, James G Scott⁵, Elizabeth Scott³, Paul Denborough⁶, Lisa Dixon^{7

8}, Leeanne Fisher⁹, John Kane¹⁰, Ashok Malla^{11

12}, Merete Nordentoft¹³, Daniel Pellen¹⁴, Alessandra Radovini¹⁵, Patrick McGorry^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Orygen, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
² Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
³ Youth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Departments of Paediatrics and Psychiatry, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Metro North Mental Health Service, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, Australia.
⁶ Alfred Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁸ New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁹ Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
¹⁰ Departments of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹² Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP) and ACCESS Open Minds, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹³ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
¹⁴ Nepean Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
¹⁵ Mindful - Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.

Comment

Andrew Chanen et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;54(7):667-669.

doi: 10.1177/0004867420925169. Epub 2020 May 28.

¹ Orygen, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
² Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
³ Youth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Departments of Paediatrics and Psychiatry, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Metro North Mental Health Service, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, Australia.
⁶ Alfred Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁸ New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁹ Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
¹⁰ Departments of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹² Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP) and ACCESS Open Minds, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹³ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
¹⁴ Nepean Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
¹⁵ Mindful - Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.

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Is Australia resolved to deliver effective mental healthcare across the lifespan?
Looi JC, Keightley P. Looi JC, et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;54(8):843-844. doi: 10.1177/0004867420910224. Epub 2020 Jun 9. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020. PMID: 32515619 No abstract available.

Does early intervention prevent chronic psychosis? A question for the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health.
Allison S, Bastiampillai T, Malhi GS, Castle D. Allison S, et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;53(10):943-945. doi: 10.1177/0004867419873717. Epub 2019 Sep 5. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 31486340 No abstract available.