Reducing Delay From Referral to Admission at a U.S. First-Episode Psychosis Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Ferrara M, Gallagher K, Yoviene Sykes LA, Markovich P, Li F, Pollard JM, Imetovski S, Cahill J, Guloksuz S, Srihari VH. Reducing Delay From Referral to Admission at a U.S. First-Episode Psychosis Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 1416-1419. PMID: 35652190, PMCID: PMC9715806, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosis servicesConfirmation of eligibilityEarly detection campaignsProportion of admissionsSpecialty care servicesQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement initiativesLonger DUPMedian delayPoor outcomeUntreated psychosisTreatment accessPsychosis onsetPsychosis servicesCSC servicesCare servicesImprovement interventionsAdmissionImprovement initiativesDetection campaignsInterventionGreater vulnerabilityReferralPsychosisReducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial
Srihari VH, Ferrara M, Li F, Kline E, Gülöksüz S, Pollard JM, Cahill JD, Mathis WS, Sykes L, Walsh BC, McDermott G, Seidman LJ, Gueorguieva R, Woods SW, Tek C, Keshavan MS. Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2022, 3: sgab057. PMID: 35295656, PMCID: PMC8919192, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgab057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisUS communitiesEarly detection campaignsFirst-episode servicesEffectiveness of careNumber of referralsQuasi-experimental trialEarly detection effortsOutcome measuresPsychosis onsetSecond quartileRapid enrollmentThird quartileQuartilePrEPDUPDetection campaignsDetection effortsReferralPsychosisU.S. communitiesTrialsAMPFESDuration