Journal article
The EPPIC Follow-Up Study of First-Episode Psychosis: Longer-Term Clinical and Functional Outcome 7 Years after Index Admission
LP Henry, GP Amminger, MG Harris, HP Yuen, SM Harrigan, AL Prosser, OS Schwartz, SE Farrelly, H Herrman, HJ Jackson, PD McGorry
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry | Published : 2010
Abstract
Objective: To describe the longer-term clinical and functional outcome of a large, epidemiologic representative cohort of individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Method: A naturalistic, prospective follow-up of an epidemiologic sample of 723 consecutive first-episode psychosis patients, followed between January 1998 and April 2005, at a median of 7.4 years after initial presentation to the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in Melbourne, Australia. EPPIC is a frontline public mental health early psychosis program, servicing a geographically defined catchment area with a population of about 800,000 people. The main outcome measures included the Brief Psy..
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Awarded by Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Victoria, Australia
Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra
Funding Acknowledgements
Financial disclosure: Dr McGorry has received grant/research support from Janssen and AstraZeneca; has received honoraria from Janssen; and is a member of the speakers/advisory boards for Pfizer and AstraZeneca.Funding/support: This work was supported by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (grant number 91-0084C) Victoria, Australia; the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (grant number 350241) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; and the Colonial Foundation, Victoria, Australia. The funding bodies did not contribute to the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.