Unmet need for mental health services among people screened but not admitted to an early psychosis intervention program

Information is lacking on people screened for early psychosis intervention (EPI) but not admitted to the program. Using health administrative data, we constructed a retrospective cohort of incident cases of psychosis in the catchment of an EPI program. Use of mental health services was compared between people screened and not admitted with an EPI-admitted group. The non-admitted group had higher rates of subsequent emergency department visits, psychiatric hospitalizations, and involuntary admissions.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research