The clinical and psychosocial journey of young people engaging with early intervention psychosis services: qualitative study

Abstract

Background Early Intervention Psychosis Services (EIPS) provide multimodal interventions for young people who are at risk of, or have experienced, a first episode of psychosis. Although recent studies have begun to examine this critical period in a young person’s personal recovery in more depth, little is known about how young people experience EIPS in general, and its influences on their clinical and psychosocial recovery in particular. Aims This study aimed to explore young people’s experience of EIPS, specifically the factors that have affected their (a) clinical and (b) psychosocial recovery. Method This study purposively sampled 27 young people from a range of backgrounds at 6 community..