The Lambeth Early Onset Crisis Assessment Team Study: general practitioner education and access to an early detection team in first-episode psychosis.
The Lambeth Early Onset Crisis Assessment Team Study: general practitioner education and access to an early detection team in first-episode psychosis.
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兰贝斯早期发作危机评估小组研究:全科医生教育和获得首发精神病早期检测小组的机会。
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
T. Craig
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作者:
P. Power;E. Iacoponi;N. Reynolds;H. Fisher;M. Russell;P. Garety;P. McGuire;T. Craig
BACKGROUND
There are few evaluations of strategies to improve rates of early detection and treatment of patients with first-episode psychosis.
AIMS
To evaluate the effectiveness of a general practitioner (GP) education programme and an early detection assessment team (the Lambeth Early Onset Crisis Assessment Team; LEO CAT) in reducing delays in accessing treatment for first-episode psychosis patients.
METHOD
46 clusters of GP practices randomised to GP education in early detection with direct access to LEO CAT v. care as usual. Primary outcome measures were GP referral rates, duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and delays in receiving treatment.
RESULTS
150 patients with first-episode psychosis were recruited; 113 were registered with the study GPs, who referred 54 (47.7%) directly to mental health services. Significantly more intervention group GPs (86.1% v. 65.7%) referred their patients directly to mental health services and fewer patients experienced long delays in receiving treatment. However, their overall DUP was unaffected.
CONCLUSIONS
Educating GPs improves detection and referral rates of first-episode psychosis patients. An early detection team reduces the long delays in initial assessment and treatment. However, these only impact on the later phases of the DUP. Broader measures, such as public health education, are needed to reduce the earlier delays in DUP.
DOI:
10.1176/appi.ajp.158.11.1917
发表时间:
2001
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The American journal of psychiatry
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作者:
Larsen,TK;McGlashan,TH;Johannessen,JO;Friis,S;Guldberg,C;Haahr,U;Horneland,M;Melle,I;Moe,LC;Opjordsmoen,S;Simonsen,E;Vaglum,P
通讯作者:
Vaglum,P