Treating first episode psychosis - the service users' perspective: a focus group evaluation

• Published in: Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 319 - 326
• Main Authors: O'TOOLE, M. S., OHLSEN, R. I., TAYLOR, T. M., PURVIS, R., WALTERS, J., PILOWSKY, L. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.06.2004; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Benchmarking; Community Mental Health Services - standards; Episode of Care; Female; first episode psychosis; focus group evaluation; Focus Groups; Health Care Surveys; Health Services Research; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Satisfaction; Program Evaluation; Psychiatric Nursing - standards; Psychosis; Psychotic Disorders - nursing; Psychotic Disorders - therapy; Research Design; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom

UK national guidance has prioritized developing specialist services for first episode psychosis. Such services are in the early stages of development and a definitive treatment model has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to explore service users’ experiences of a first episode interve...