Referring patients suffering from Psychosis
Information for GPs
DETECT (Dublin East Treatment and Early Care Team) was set up in February 2006 as Ireland's first pilot early intervention service for psychosis sufferers
The psychosis psychiatric service is modelled to fulfil 3 main aims -
- 1. to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in the catchment area and hence improve functional and symptomatic outcomes for individuals.
- 2. to provide patients who have a first episode of psychosis with a rapid, detailed, holistic assessment and offer phase-specific interventions, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), family education programmes and psycho-social rehabilitation programmes.
- 3. to monitor the impact of the service on DUP and patient outcomes,
and if achieving a positive effect, to oversee the nationwide roll-out of
early intervention services.
- What patients suffering from mental illness are suitable for DETECT assessment?
- Catchment Area of DETECT Psychiatric service
- How do I refer psychosis patients?
- What will my patient get out of the DETECT psychiatric service?
- What
will DETECT do for me?
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