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Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention: Evolution of a Comprehensive Community-Based Specialised Service

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Jane Edwards,
Shona M. Francey,
Patrick D. McGorry and
Henry J. Jackson
Jane Edwards*
Affiliation:
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Department of Health and Community Services Victoria, andUniversity of Melbourne
Shona M. Francey
Affiliation:
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Department of Health and Community Services Victoria, andUniversity of Melbourne
Patrick D. McGorry
Affiliation:
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Department of Health and Community Services Victoria, andUniversity of Melbourne
Henry J. Jackson
Affiliation:
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Department of Health and Community Services Victoria, andUniversity of Melbourne
*
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre, Parkville Centre, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville, Melbourne VIC 3052, Australia
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Abstract

This article describes the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) — an innovative and comprehensive service that attempts to address the needs of older adolescents and young adults experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Some of the key theoretical concepts and philosophical tenets which underpin the service delivery model are adumbrated. Furthermore, the historical antecedents of the current service, and the “successive approximations” approach taken in developing the same, are delineated. Given the evolutionary nature of the program, the perceived future needs and developments are stipulated.

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Special Issue: Behaviour Therapy and Schizophrenia — Part One
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Behaviour Change , Volume 11 , Issue 4: Special Issue: Behaviour Therapy and Schizophrenia – Part One , December 1994, pp. 223 - 233
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1994

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