Saeed Farooq, Nishani Fonseka, Malik Wajid Ali, Abbie Milner, Shumaila Hamid, Saima Sheikh, Muhammad Firaz Khan, Mian Mukhtar-Ul-Haq Azeemi, Gayan Ariyadasa, Abdul Jalil Khan, Muhammad Ayub
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: People with first-episode psychosis (FEP) in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) experience delays in receiving treatment, resulting in poorer outcomes and higher mortality. There is robust evidence for effective and cost-effective early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services for FEP, but the evidence for EIP in LMIC has not been reviewed. We aim to review the evidence on early intervention for the management of FEP in LMIC. STUDY DESIGN: We searched 4 electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL) to identify studies describing EIP services and interventions to treat FEP in LMIC published from 1980 onward...
March 25, 2024: Schizophrenia Bulletin