Promoting Recovery in Early Psychosis A Practice Manual

by French, Paul; Smith, Jo; Shiers, David; Reed, Mandy; Rayne, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781405148948
• ISBN10: 1405148942
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

[There has been an] extraordinary shift in how we understand and treat psychosis, none more so than in the arena of Early Intervention (EI) bringing with it new hope for young people with emerging psychosis and their families. From the introduction to the bookCentred around the Early Psychosis Declaration (EPD), this book explores the declaration's five themes through contributions from a sizeable number of mental health practitioners, service-users and carers. It is designed to help those working with people experiencing psychosis at an early stage of illness to develop and implement effective early intervention skills, enabling them to examine and refine their practice. Most importantly, the book is a practical guide to delivering early intervention strategies with a unique focus on recovery. Includes an abundance of case studies to link theory to practice Evidence-based Edited by an team with a wealth of clinical and research experience Suitable for qualified practitioners from all disciplines working in the Early Intervention field, including mental health nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists and lecturer/practitioners

Author Biography

Paul French is Associate Director for Early Intervention in Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester.
Jo Smith is Joint National Early Intervention Programme Lead for NMHDU (National Mental Health Development Unit) and a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. She is also Early Intervention Clinical Development Lead for Worcestershire Early Intervention Service with Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
David Shiers is Joint National Early Intervention Programme Lead for NMHDU (National Mental Health Development Unit) and GP advisor for the West Midlands.
Mandy Reed is a Consultant Nurse for Early Intervention in Psychosis and a Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England (UWE).
Mark Rayne is a Programme Specialist in Service Development for the NHS West Midlands Regional Development Centre.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Editor biographies

Foreword

Introduction

Theme 1 Improve access and engagement

Duration of untreated psychosis and pathways to care

Inpatient provision in early psychosis

Developing youth focussed services

Strategies for engagement

Early intervention service models

Cognitive behavioural interventions in early intervention services

Culturally diversity in early psychosis

Antipsychotic medicines and their use in first episode psychosis

Theme 2 Raising community awareness

Working with diagnostic uncertainty in first episode psychosis

Early detection and treatment opportunities for people with emerging psychosis

Primary care liaison for individuals with first episode psychosis

Raising community awareness for early psychosis

Raising awareness in schools

Theme 3 Promoting recovery and ordinary lives

Working with motivational difficulties in first episode psychosis

Early intervention and vocational opportunities

Substance misuse in first episode psychosis

Relapse prevention in early psychosis

Trauma and first episode psychosis

Suicide prevention in early psychosis

Managing delayed recovery in first episode psychosis

Nurturing hope in early psychosis: A conceptual model to guide intervention

Theme 4 Family engagement and support

Family interventions for first episode psychosis

Sharing care with families

The needs of siblings in first episode psychosis

Group based interventions

Theme 5 Practitioner learning

Roles of different professionals

Shared capabilities in mental health practice

Training clinicians working in early intervention

Clinical supervision in early intervention teams

Conclusion: Where next for early intervention

Index

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