Psychosis

This manual is aimed at clinicians of all disciplines working in early psychosis services. It is designed to guide clinicians in the provision of trauma-informed care when working with young people with first episode psychosis.The manual promotes a higher level of awareness about trauma and its effects throughout the care system, with a view to promote better outcomes for young people with first episode psychosis.

Although not responsible for prescribing medications, non-medical clinicians nevertheless need to have a practical knowledge of medical interventions for early psychosis. This manual has been developed to support non-medically trained clinicians (primarily allied health and nursing professionals) gain a working knowledge of medical interventions for early psychosis.

This manual is written for medical practitioners, primarily psychiatrists, trainee psychiatrists and general practitioners, and is intended as a guide to the medical management of young people with early psychosis.

This manual is intended as a guide for clinicians working in an integrated case management role using psychological interventions to treat young people with early psychosis.

The content of this manual has been derived from evidence combined with many years of experience of planning, implementing and delivering early psychosis interventions to young people and their families. This manual presents the principles behind establishing an educational service within an early psychosis service.

This manual is aimed at mental health professionals working with young people who are at ‘ultra high risk’ (UHR) of psychosis and individuals responsible for early psychosis service development. The Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental States (CAARMS) is a semi-structured assessment tool used by mental health professionals and researchers to identify help-seeking young people who are at ultra high risk (UHR) of developing psychosis.

This locked PDF manual outlines a treatment for young people at risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders including affective psychosis. Such clients are referred to as being at 'ultra high risk' (UHR) of psychosis or as experiencing an 'at-risk mental state' (ARMS).

This manual is aimed at mental health professionals working directly with young people experiencing early psychosis as well as individuals responsible for early psychosis service development. The purpose of this manual is to increase awareness of the role of home-based care within an early psychosis service and provide practical, real-world guidance on how to implement home based care.

Trips & Journeys is an anthology of first person accounts of early psychosis. It is an important collection that symbolises the courage of young people who have directly experienced early psychosis. It promotes the search for meaning, recovery and hope for those affected by early psychosis, and helps demystify the fear and stigma that still pervades the wider community.

This manual describes the key elements when responding to young people and their families during a crisis. A first episode of psychosis frequently presents as a crisis for a young person and their family, as it is a period often accompanied by emotional distress and impaired functioning.

Youth participation is a fundamental right of young people within youth mental health services, as it embeds young people in the decision-making processes of service development and delivery. Providing opportunities for young people to use their experience and skills to actively participate in mental health service design, improvement and delivery has significant benefits for providers and young people. It also helps to improve youth- centeredness and youth - friendliness of services and reduce stigma. In addition youth participation through a peer support program allows young people and their families/friends to benefit from the support of peers who have been through a first episode of psychosis.