Mental health: Early intervention in psychosis

Psychosis usually starts when people are quite young. 80% of people being aged 16-30, but 5% may be 15 or younger. Psychosis is a serious condition that can impact on many aspects of a person's life, and can become more chronic and entrenched if timely support is not provided.
Early Intervention for Psychosis services (EIP) were first listed as a clinical priority in the NHS Plan, 2000, and are still listed as an existing commitment for the NHS within the current NHS Operating Framework.

• A population-level prediction tool for the incidence of first-episode psychosis: translational epidemiology based on cross-sectional data
  Researchers have developed a freely available, prediction tool for the incidence of psychotic disorders in England and Wales. It will help provide healthcare commissioners with accurate forecasts of first-episode psychos ...
  
  Publisher: BMJ Open 2013, 3 (2)
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Joint working at the interface: early intervention in psychosis and specialist child and adolescent mental health services
  Summarises and reviews progress made by CAMHS and EIP services. It considers the interface with adult mental health services and offers case studies of good and innovative practice.
  
  Publisher: Rethink
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Early intervention in psychosis services
  This briefing presents the evidence base and some key considerations which may helpfully inform and provide a focus for discussions between commissioners and providers in the planning and delivery of community mental hea ...
  
  Publisher: Mental Health Network: NHS Confederation
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Mental health promotion and mental illness prevention: the economic case
  This report presents the key findings of a project on the economic case for mental health promotion and prevention, based on a detailed analysis of costs and benefits for fifteen different interventions.
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• A qualitative investigation of first-episode psychosis in adolescents
  Although a number of researchers have explored the help-seeking pathways of individuals with psychosis, there has been little focus on the experience of illness and services in the under-18 age group.
  
  Publisher: Clinical Child Psycholgy and Psychiatry
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Early intervention in psychosis: a briefing for service planners
  This briefing is intended to inform service planners about the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service model, which has spearheaded a revolution in how mental health services have been delivered across England ove ...
  
  Publisher: Iris & National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• We got it going! Back on track2: building collaborative partnerships between further education and early intervention in psychosis services: final project report
  This report describes the methods, findings and limitations of a project entitled Back on Track 2. The project was designed to help translate the Learning and Skills Council Mental Health Strategy into practice. It test ...
  
  Publisher: The National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• How to guide: a step-by-step guide to developing and making a success of your Back on Track 2 partnership
  This How to Guide will allow developing partnerships between Mental Health and Further Education providers to assess the extent to which they are already achieving the aims of the model, and then action plan and prioriti ...
  
  Publisher: The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• Early intervention in psychosis
  A website containing resources for practitioners on early intervention in psychosis
  
  Publisher: Initiative to Reduce the Impact of Schizophrenia (IRIS)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• Back on Track 2
  This website provides access to the Back on Track 2 resources.
  
  Publisher: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health
  This document is a cross government programme of action to improve mental health and well-being of the population and the quality and accessibility of services for people with poor mental health, with a view to reducing ...
  
  Publisher: Mental Health Division, Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• Working within child and adolescent mental health inpatient services: a practitioner's handbook
  This handbook is designed to provide practitioners, working in generic Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), with an overview of the key issues related to working within inpatient settings.
  
  Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• Primary care guidance on debt and mental health
  A factsheet for practitioners on the effects of debt on mental health.
  
  Publisher: The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• Primary care guidance: early intervention in psychosis: looking after bodies as well as minds
  A factsheet for general practitioners on the physical effects of psychosis
  
  Publisher: Initiative to Reduce the Impact of Schizophrenia (IRIS)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• 100 ways to support recovery: a guide for mental health professionals
  This book identifies 100 ways in which people working across the mental health sector can support the recovery of people with mental health problems. The four key tasks are developing a positive identity, framing the 'me ...
  
  Publisher: Rethink
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• GP guidance: emerging psychosis and young people: what you need to know
  A factsheet on early intervention in psychosis for general practitioners (GP).
  
  Publisher: Initiative to Reduce the Impact of Schizophrenia (IRIS)
  Published Date: 2009
  
  
• 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy: Report of children's workforce practitioners workshops
  This report presents findings from an evidence-gathering exercise for the expert group on the children's workforce, which is supporting the development of a long-term strategy for the children's workforce.
  
  Publisher: Department for Children, Schools and Families
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2009-10
  This document sets out a brief overview of the priorities for the NHS for 2009-10. It is accompanied by annexes that provide more detail on the priorities, how they are measured and how the new arrangements for managing ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• Back on track: supported education for young people at risk of social exclusion due to mental health difficulties
  The aim of this project is to improve links and partnership working between Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIP), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and post-16 learning and skills providers
  
  Publisher: Headspace
  Published Date: 2008
  
  
• Early psychosis intervention
  Psychosis is a serious medical condition that results from a disruption in brain functioning and affects up to 3% of the population. It involves some loss of contact with reality, characterized by significant changes in ...
  
  Publisher: Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
  Published Date: 2000