Coordinated Specialty Care Program in NY Shows Promise in Early Treatment of Psychosis

This study] helps to further solidify CSC [coordinated specialty care] as a standard of care for young people with the recent onset of a psychotic illness,” Nossel toldPsychiatric News. “Often young people with psychosis or schizophrenia may be hesitant to engage in treatment or may not believe they have an illness. The CSC approach is to meet people where they are, use a shared decision-making approach, and help people achieve the goals that are important to them.”For related information, see thePsychiatric News article “Participation in Early Psychosis Program May Reduce Risk of Death. ”(Image: Alexander Raths/Shutterstock)FollowPsychiatric News on Twitter!For previous news alerts,click here.
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: coordinated specialty care early intervention Global Assessment of Functioning Ilana Nossel OnTrackNY Psychiatric Services in Advance psychosis Source Type: research