2021
Taking the next step: Improving care transitions from a first‐episode psychosis service
Gallagher K, Ferrara M, Pollard J, Sykes L, Li F, Imetovski S, Cahill J, Mathis W, Srihari VH. Taking the next step: Improving care transitions from a first‐episode psychosis service. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2021, 16: 91-96. PMID: 35029048, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode servicesQuality improvement approachQI approachExact testFirst-episode psychosis servicesUnknown treatment statusRecent-onset psychosisFisher's exact testDischarge planning processStudy-Act cyclesDischarge planningCare transitionsCare 3Onset psychosisDisposition planningPsychosis servicesTreatment statusFunctional gainsPatient engagementQI phasePlan-DoPatientsDisposition outcomesTransfer statusMonths
2018
The duration of untreated psychosis: a phenomenological study
Kamens S, Davidson L, Hyun E, Jones N, Morawski J, Kurtz M, Pollard J, van Schalkwyk GI, Srihari V. The duration of untreated psychosis: a phenomenological study. Psychosis 2018, 10: 307-318. PMID: 31871485, PMCID: PMC6927331, DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2018.1524924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisYoung adultsEarly detection campaignsStandardized baseline assessmentRecent-onset psychosisPsychosocial risk factorsEarly intervention servicesMajority of participantsFunctional outcomeRisk factorsTreatment contactOnset psychosisPsychosis onsetEarly psychosisBaseline assessmentEarly interventionPsychosisEarly detectionIntervention servicesYoung adulthoodDetection campaignsYoung personPresent studyParticipantsAdults
2009
Review of the operational definition for first‐episode psychosis
Breitborde NJ, Srihari VH, Woods SW. Review of the operational definition for first‐episode psychosis. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2009, 3: 259-265. PMID: 22642728, PMCID: PMC4451818, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00148.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisDuration of psychosisEarly psychosis patientsAntipsychotic medication useFirst treatment contactRecent-onset psychosisMedication usePsychosis patientsTreatment contactPsychotic illnessClinical servicesPsychosisIllnessResearch settingsDurationOperational definitionTreatmentReviewPatientsSelective reviewIndividuals