Best Care in Early Psychosis Intervention: Global Perspectives

by Ehmann; Tom

• ISBN13: 9781841844015
• ISBN10: 1841844012
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-15
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The field of intervention in psychotic disorders has rapidly advanced in the past decade. Clinical practice is striving to incorporate the unfolding research findings and clinical innovations that are occurring on an international scale. Written by world leaders, Best Care in Early Psychosis Intervention presents a comprehensive review of best practices in the management of early psychosis. They discuss their unique efforts at implementing the principles of care and its state-of-the-art application to specific intervention issues.The book presents a synthesis of the latest and most significant research and practices in delivering comprehensive care and lays out a framework for early psychosis intervention (EPI) best care practices. The chapter authors, all of whom are either clinicians or researchers, describe how EPI principles are translated into the development of service programs. They offer commentary in specific areas, such as pharmacology, cognitive therapy, prodromal intervention, family and other psychosocial interventions, the utility of neurocognitive assessment, and maintaining treatment integrity. Illustrating the relevance of basic research and epidemiology to early interventions, the book provides guidance on current optimal practices and provides diverse perspectives on service delivery.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
Rationale for early intervention	p. 7
Early psychosis services	p. 13
Assessment	p. 25
General treatment considerations	p. 31
Pharmacotherapy	p. 37
Social and psychological interventions	p. 61
Special populations	p. 85
Measuring the effectiveness of care	p. 99
A compendium of early psychosis resources	p. 103
Early intervention in psychosis in the UK : a radical plan for nationwide service reform	p. 109
Implementing treatment for early psychosis : evolution from specialist to generalist services in Australia	p. 117
Developing an early intervention service in Hong Kong	p. 125
Fraser South early psychosis intervention program	p. 131
Implementing early intervention in Switzerland : the Lausanne early psychosis project	p. 141
Models of service delivery in early intervention teams : UK variations	p. 145
Implementing early detection and intervention in psychosis : the German approach	p. 157
Evaluating treatment integrity in first episode psychosis programs : comparing what is promised with what is delivered	p. 167
The benefits of incorporating research into clinical programs	p. 175
First episode schizophrenia in British Columbia between 1896 and 1950	p. 183
Prodromal research and interventions	p. 197
The significance of cognitive functioning in first episode psychosis	p. 207
Family intervention in first episode psychosis	p. 213
Cognitive therapies	p. 221
Psychosocial interventions in early psychosis	p. 233
Pharmacological management	p. 241
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