Selected articles on EIP
Schizophrenia Bulletin (2005) Special Theme: What have we learned from the new generation of prospective studies on first-episode psychosis? This special section is available free of charge and contains some excellent updates.
The recognition and optimal management of early psychosis: an evidence-based reform McGorry, PD. World Psychiatry. 2002 June; 1(2): 76–83
Abstracts and papers from the Third
International Early Psychosis Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, September
2002. The British Journal of Psychiatry 2005 187(Suppl 48)
The European First-Episode Schizophrenia Network The
British Journal of Psychiatry 2002 181(Suppl 43):
4th International Conference on Early Psychosis - Translating the evidence. Schizophrenia Research Volume 79, Issue 1, (2005) [subscription required]
Early
intervention in schizophrenia and related disorders: advantages and pitfalls
Current Opinion in Psychiatry: Volume 15(1) January 2002 pp 17-23
The national policy reforms for mental health services and the story of early intervention services in the United Kingdom. Joseph R, Birchwood M. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2005 Sep;30(5):362-5.
Developing services for the carers of young adults with early-onset psychosis – listening to their experiences and needs SIN J., MOONE N. & WELLMAN N. (2005) Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 12, 589–597. [subscription required]
The development and implementation of an educational intervention on first episode psychosis for primary care. Helen Lester, Lynda Tait, Amrit Khera, Max Birchwood, Nick Freemantle& Paul Patterson. Medical Education. Volume 39 Page 1006 - October 2005. [subscription required]
First-Episode Psychosis, Early Intervention, and Outcome: What Have We Learned? Ashok K Malla, Ross MG Norman, Ridha Joober. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry December 2005
Essential elements of an early intervention service for psychosis: the opinions of expert clinicians BDC Psychiatry 2004, 4:17 (pdf version)
Management
of first-episode first-episode psychosis. Spencer, E., Birchwood, M. &
McGovern, D. (2001). Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 7, 133 -140.
pdf version (PDF, 95K) 
Psychosocial Treatment for First-Episode Psychosis: A Research Update David L. Penn,, Evan J. Waldheter, Diana O. Perkins, Kim T. Mueser, and Jeffrey A. Lieberman. American Journal of Psychiatry 162:2220, December 2005 [subscription required]
Early Intervention for psychosis (Cochrane Review) - Abstract of a systematic review of the effects of health care prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration.
Early intervention in psychosis as a core task for general psychiatry David Whitwell. Psychiatric Bulletin (2001) 25: 146-148. Interesting article on implementing EIP in a generic MH Service.
Treating Psychosis: Is There More to Early Intervention than Intervening Early? Ashok M Malla, & Ross MG Norman. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2001; 46:645–648.
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