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Preferences for treatment during a first psychotic episode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

L. de Haan ,
B. van Raaij ,
R. van den Berg ,
M. Jager ,
P. Houweling ,
M. Stockmann ,
P. Delsing ,
D. Linszen ,
B. Peters  and
L. Wouters
B. van Raaij
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
R. van den Berg
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
M. Jager
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P. Houweling
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
M. Stockmann
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P. Delsing
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D. Linszen
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
B. Peters
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
L. Wouters
Affiliation:
Adolescent Clinic, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Postbox 22700, 1100DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

Psychiatric services providing care for patients and their families confronted with a first psychotic episode need to be sensitive towards patients’ and families’ preferences. Ten patients, ten family members and ten professional caregivers composed a list of 42 preferences in the treatment for a first psychotic episode. In total 99 patients, 100 family members and 263 professional caregivers evaluated these preferences, thus producing an order of priorities. There appears to be considerable agreement among the groups of respondents regarding their top ten priorities, especially concerning information on diagnosis and medication. However, we found important differences between groups of respondents. The results suggest that in psychiatric services great attention should be given to psycho-education and early outpatient intervention.

Keywords

first episodepriorities for treatmentpsychotic disorderschizophrenia
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , March 2001 , pp. 83 - 89
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS

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