First Episode Psychosis

Kathy J. Aitchison, BM, BCh, MA, MRCPsych, is Clinical Senior Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, in the Section of Clinical Neuropharmacology and the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SGDP) Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry and is also Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist for the Croydon Early Onset Psychosis Service, Croydon, UK. Eva M.Tsapakis, BSc(Hons), MBBS, MRCPsych, Liaison Psychiatry, King's College Hospital and Clinical Research Worker, Section of Clinical Neuropharmacology and SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK; and Research Fellow, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. Patrick J. R. Power, is Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Lead Consultant Psychiatrist, Lambeth Early Onset Service, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK. Robin M. Murray, MD, DSc, FRCP, FRCPsych, is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. He is the former President of the Association of European Psychiatrists. He has published over 400 papers mainly on the topic of schizophrenia. He is the co-editor of The Essentials of Postgraduate Psychiatry (1996), Schizophrenia (1997), Neurodevelopment and Adult Psychopathology (1997), First Episode Psychosis (1999), Comprehensive Care of Schizophrenia (2001), and Schizophrenia: Challenging the Orthodox (2004).

Why Focus on the First Episode? The Presentation and Assessment of the First Psychotic Episode. Before the Onset of Frank Psychosis. Antipsychotics - Psychopharmacology.Prescribing for Psychotic Symptoms. Prescribing for Affective, Anxiety, and Other Comorbid Symptoms. Recovery and Rehabilitation I: The Acute Episode and Its Aftermath. Recovery and Rehabilitation II: Enhancing Recovery and Relapse Prevention. Key ServiceElements and Models Used to Date