Early Intervention for Psychosis: The Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode Project, Susan T. Arzin, Amy B. Goldstein, Robert K. Heinssen, Psychiatric Annals, November 2015.
The contention of this article and this study is, "The best chance for improving outcomes in schizophrenia and related disorders is to intervene close to the onset of psychosis." Schizophrenia affects about 1 percent of the U.S. population, over 3.2 million adults. Over 100,000 youth experience first episode psychosis yearly. Schizophrenia is an illness that shortens life (about eleven years), 5 percent commit suicide, usually in the early stages. Part of the difficulty is that young people who develop this illness often tend to self isolate rather than seek treatment. Those who participate in early treatment with a multidisciplinary focus seem to do better. The Recovery After Intervention- Early Intervention Project (RAISE-IEP) seems to have achieved significant success. This project included resiliency-focused individual therapy, family psychoeducation and support, supported education and employment, and personalized medication management. Those participants in this type of treatment reported better results, stayed in treatment longer, show improvement in symptoms, increased involvement in work and better overall quality of life.
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