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A pilot study of the effects of early intervention on clinical symptoms and social functioning in psychiatric emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

P Tyrer ,
S Merson ,
P Harrison-Read ,
S Lynch ,
P Birkett  and
S Onyett
P Tyrer
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, St. Charles Hospital, London W10 6DZ.
S Merson
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, St. Charles Hospital, London W10 6DZ.
P Harrison-Read
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, St. Charles Hospital, London W10 6DZ.
S Lynch
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, St. Charles Hospital, London W10 6DZ.
P Birkett
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, St. Charles Hospital, London W10 6DZ.
S Onyett
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, St. Charles Hospital, London W10 6DZ.
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Abstract

A pilot study of the effects of early intervention by a multidisciplinary community team in patients presenting as psychiatric emergencies to an inner London teaching hospital (St. Mary's) is described. Of 22 consecutive emergency referrals, 20 agreed to be formally assessed, 18 were successfully engaged and 16 had assessments of symptoms and social functioning assessed over a four week period. There was significant improvement in clinical symptoms but no important changes in social functioning. The discordance between improvement in social function and symptoms was unexpected and may reflect the unusual social circumstances of life in metropolitan London or be a consequence of the high proportion (55%) of patients seen with personality disorders.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , September 1990 , pp. 132 - 134
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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