Improving Pathways to Care for Patients at High Psychosis Risk in Switzerland: PsyYoung Study Protocol

Caroline Conchon, Elodie Sprüngli-Toffel, Luis Alameda, Anne Edan, Barbara Bailey, Alessandra Solida, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Philippe Conus, Afroditi Kapsaridi, Davina Genoud, Aureliano Crameri, Sondes Jouabli, Camille Caron, Carmina Grob, Julia Gros, Smeralda Senn, Logos Curtis, Ana Liso Navarro, Remy Barbe, Nathalie NanzerEvelyn Herbrecht, Christian G Huber, Nadia Micali, Marco Armando, Stefan Borgwardt, Christina Andreou

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Abstract

AIMS: Psychotic disorders are one of the main causes of chronic disability in young people. An at-risk mental state (ARMS) is represented by subclinical symptoms that precede the first episode of psychosis (FEP). The PsyYoung project aims to optimize the detection of an ARMS while reducing unnecessary psychiatric treatments. It investigates the effects of service changes on the referrals and outcomes of young people with ARMS or a FEP.

METHODS: Six psychiatric outpatient clinics in three cantons (Basel-Stadt, Vaud, and Geneva) participated in the project. They passed through an implementation phase including service changes and the adaptation of a standardized stepped care model for diagnosis and assessment, in addition to measures for increasing the awareness, networking and training of local professionals.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS: All participating cantons had entered the implementation phase. By March 2023, there were 619 referrals to participating sites. A total of 163 patients (37% FEP and 31% ARMS) and 15 close relatives had participated in individual longitudinal assessments, and 26 patients participated in qualitative interviews.

CONCLUSION: This national collaborative project addresses the issue of early intervention for emerging psychoses, and creates spaces for fruitful reflections and collaboration in Switzerland. The ultimate aim of PsyYoung is to harmonize clinical practices in early intervention of psychosis on a national level.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer4642
TidsskriftJournal of Clinical Medicine
Vol/bind12
Udgave nummer14
ISSN2077-0383
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 12 jul. 2023

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