Early detection factsheets

Working in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Psychological Society, we have created specific guidance for general practitioners and a set of factsheets which summarise some of the main themes in the report.

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Please read the acknowledgements page to find out more about the people and organisations involved in producing the factsheets.

On this page you can download the Factsheets in PDF format. If you prefer to read the factsheets online click on the links in the menu on the left hand side of the page.

Executive Summary

PDF format 88KB


Client information

PDF Fomat 84KB

Aimed at clients, families and close supporters.

 

GP Guidance on Early Detection

PDF Format 148KB

Profiles the importance of early symptom recognition and flagging up the key 'alert' indicators to GPs, as critical pathway players.

A collaboration of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Psychological Society -

see acknowledgements.

 

Commissioners information

PDF Format 128KB

Provides commissioners with key rationale.

 

'Recognising emerging psychosis' guidance for Health and Youth Workers

PDF Format 64KB

Aimed at staff from youth agencies, welfare, criminal justice services, drug misuse, housing, education: these and other community agencies are all potential pathway players.

Provides a simple framework for symptom recognition and what actions to take.

 

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A new dynamic

"This reminds me of my role in early presentations of certain cancers. This guidance sets out a different dynamic between generalists and specialists in which earlier recognition supports different access routes to a specialist assessment and treatment service; in this case a youth-orientated specialist assessment and psychological treatment service"

Dr Huw Lloyd Chair of RCGP Mental Health Group

A collaborative approach

"This vital initiative, firmly and enthusiastically supported by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, is indicative of a developing and strongly collaborative approach and the erosion of artificial boundaries between primary and secondary, or more aptly, generalist and specialist mental health care."

Dr Roger Banks Vice President of RC Psychiatrists

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Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid Guidelines

A project (led by Orygen, Melbourne) is underway to produce guidelines for first aid for a range of developing mental disorders and mental health crisis situations.  

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