Comprehensive Versus Usual Community Care For First-Episode Psychosis: 2-Year Outcomes From The NIMH RAISE Early Treatment Program
Key Messages
The impact of comprehensive first-episode psychosis programs versus usual care is not well elucidated.
Compared with usual community care, 24 months of care through NAVIGATE (a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, team-based treatment program) was associated with improvements in length of time in treatment, quality of life, symptoms, and participation in work and school in patients with first-episode psychosis.
Beneficial effects of the program appeared to be greater among patients with a shorter duration of untreated psychosis.
It may be possible to implement comprehensive, team-based care …