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Early psychosis feasibility study report

This report identifies the essential elements of early psychosis intervention services and makes recommendations to provide an effective national system of early psychosis care.

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Prepared for the National Advisory Council on Mental Health and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Prepared by Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Professor Patrick McGorry, Executive Director
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052

Acknowledgments

A wide range of people contributed in many significant ways to this Early Psychosis Feasibility Study Report and we would like to appropriately acknowledge them.

Firstly we would like to thank the many experts, clinicians, carers and consumers who were consulted for this project. They freely offered of their time, experience and opinions. Their input has enhanced this report in terms of how the evidence works in the real world. The experts and clinicians are named in the text. Carers and consumers are not individually named, but this report is indebted to them for their valuable contribution.

Secondly, this project relied on a team at Orygen Youth Health Research Centre who contributed to the planning, management, production and delivery of this project. They are:
  • Professor Patrick McGorry
  • Professor Alison Yung
  • Mr John Moran
  • Associate Professor Rosemary Purcell
  • Dr Sherilyn Goldstone
  • Associate Professor Eóin Killackey
We thank Paul McCrone, A-La Park and Martin Knapp of the Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and the Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics for their substantive work on the economics section of this report.

We would also like to thank the members of the NACMH Sub-committee for their project guidance and their review and comments that contributed to the final report.

Finally, as much as this report has its foundation in the experience and evidence of the past, it is presented with an optimism for the future that has been the hallmark of the early intervention paradigm from the outset. This optimism proclaims that an evidence based, accessible system for people with psychosis will lead those who might otherwise be consigned to a lifetime of social exclusion, to be able to participate fully in society and have meaningful, productive lives.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this report do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government.

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