Journal article
Do early intervention services for psychosis maintain their effects after transition to usual/modular care? A systematic review and meta-analysis
G Salazar de Pablo, J Almeida, J Camacho, J Suárez Campayo, A Catalan, M Pop, C Aymerich, M Rogdaki, DG Robinson, N Schooler, P McGuire, WC Chang, EYH Chen, M Nordentoft, C Hjorthøj, N Albert, M Starzer, V Srihari, M Valencia, C Arango Show all
World Psychiatry | Published : 2026
DOI: 10.1002/wps.70012
Abstract
Early intervention services (EIS) for psychosis have demonstrated superiority to usual care/modular care (UC/MC) until the end of their delivery. However, the maintenance effects of EIS care after transition to UC/MC are less clear. We aimed to compare these effects vs. UC/MC at least one year after the end of EIS care. This PRISMA and MOOSE-compliant systematic review searched PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases and Cochrane Central Register of Reviews, without time or language restrictions. We included studies initially designed as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing EIS vs. UC/MC in patients with early-phase psychosis, in which both the intervention and control..
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