Journey into and through an early detection of psychosis service: the subjective experience of persons at risk of developing psychosis.

Hardy, Kate V, Dickson, Joanne M ORCID: 0000-0002-4626-8761 and Morrison, Anthony P (2009) Journey into and through an early detection of psychosis service: the subjective experience of persons at risk of developing psychosis. Early intervention in psychiatry, 3 (1). pp. 52-57.

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Abstract

<h4>Aim</h4>This study aimed to explore how persons who have been assessed as being at risk of developing psychosis make sense of and understand their experiences, using a qualitative approach.<h4>Methods</h4>The sample comprised six female and four male participants (n=10), ranging in age from 16 to 30 years, with a mean age of 21.8 years. All the participants had entered into a National Health Service Early Detection service in the North of England, which provides interventions for persons assessed as being at a high risk of developing psychosis. Individual semistructured interviews were conducted to study how persons at risk of developing psychosis construct their understanding and perception of their experiences.<h4>Results</h4>The analyses identified three central themes: (i) 'perception of needs', which highlighted how participants recognized the need to enter services and how they identified what they required from the service; (ii) participants' subjective journey; and (iii) participants' orientation to the future.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The journey described by participants assessed as being at risk of developing psychosis provides further insight into how persons make sense of their experiences from a qualitative 'insider' perspective. The findings are discussed in relation to the existing literature relating to the early detection and intervention of psychosis and clinical implications are identified.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published online 4 February 2009. Published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of The International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Risk Factors, Psychotic Disorders, Mental Health Services, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Male, Interviews as Topic, Young Adult
Subjects:	?? R1 ?? ?? RC0321 ??
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2009 15:13
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2024 12:38
DOI:	10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00107.x
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/1177