VIDEO: Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis in the community

TORONTO – Communities that emphasize early behavioral and mental health prevention and employ the resources to make early treatment and intervention possible see greatly improved mental health outcomes, according to Dr. Brian O’Donoghue, a speaker at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.

“With early psychosis, when it is treated intensively and holistically, the outcomes can be much more positive for young people who are experiencing a first-episode psychosis,” Dr. O’Donoghue, a clinical research fellow with Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health near Melbourne, said in a video interview. Also discussed are how to create, develop, and run community health clinics for young people aged 15-24 years who are experiencing some form of psychosis.

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TORONTO – Communities that emphasize early behavioral and mental health prevention and employ the resources to make early treatment and intervention possible see greatly improved mental health outcomes, according to Dr. Brian O’Donoghue, a speaker at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.

“With early psychosis, when it is treated intensively and holistically, the outcomes can be much more positive for young people who are experiencing a first-episode psychosis,” Dr. O’Donoghue, a clinical research fellow with Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health near Melbourne, said in a video interview. Also discussed are how to create, develop, and run community health clinics for young people aged 15-24 years who are experiencing some form of psychosis.

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On Twitter @whitneymcknight

TORONTO – Communities that emphasize early behavioral and mental health prevention and employ the resources to make early treatment and intervention possible see greatly improved mental health outcomes, according to Dr. Brian O’Donoghue, a speaker at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.

“With early psychosis, when it is treated intensively and holistically, the outcomes can be much more positive for young people who are experiencing a first-episode psychosis,” Dr. O’Donoghue, a clinical research fellow with Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health near Melbourne, said in a video interview. Also discussed are how to create, develop, and run community health clinics for young people aged 15-24 years who are experiencing some form of psychosis.

[email protected]

On Twitter @whitneymcknight