Tag: early psychosis
New Study: The Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) Model Is...
The CHR-P model focuses on âattenuated psychosisâ to predict âtransitionâ to schizophrenia and ignores other factors. But new research shows that the model is a poor predictor.
Opening a Dialogue about Early Psychosis Programs in the US
It is very encouraging to observe the spread of early psychosis programs to many states and communities throughout the United States. I hope that someday there are programs in all 50 states, not just 34, and that there are literally thousands of these programs not a hundred.
Massachusetts Launches New Strengths-Based Early Psychosis Program
ServiceNet, a mental health and human service agency in western Massachusetts, received a three year, two million dollar grant to launch a program designed to support young adults who have recently experienced their first episode of psychosis. The Prevention and Recovery Early Psychosis (PREP) program is funded by the Massachusetts department of mental health and is designed to treat psychosis as a symptom, not an illness, resulting from other illnesses, substance abuse, trauma, or extreme stress.
