Implementing the access and waiting time standard for early intervention in psychosis in the United Kingdom: An evaluation of referrals and post-assessment outcomes over the first year of operation

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 979-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidyah Adamson ◽  
Emma Barrass ◽  
Stephen McConville ◽  
Chantelle Irikok ◽  
Kim Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
First Year ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Assessment Outcomes ◽  
Time Standard ◽  
Early Intervention In Psychosis ◽  
Post Assessment

scholarly journals Access and Waiting Time Standard for Early Intervention in Psychosis: At Risk Mental State Identification and Interventions Accepted within a Routine Service

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidyah Adamson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Routine Service ◽  
Time Standard ◽  
Early Intervention In Psychosis ◽  
At Risk Mental State

Aim: Following the introduction of an access and waiting time standard for Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services, the identification and treatment of people experiencing an At-Risk Mental State (ARMS) for psychosis has become a national priority. However, there is a dearth of literature concerning what is offered to and accepted by ARMS service users within routine services. Methods: This descriptive evaluation reports upon the assessment and treatment of people with an at-risk mental state identified during the first year of a routine service operating in line with the EIP standard. The paper details referral sources, referral to treatment times, socio-demographic characteristics, ARMS subgroups and the interventions accepted by these service users. Results: A total of 138 ARMS cases were identified over the evaluation period, with 73% (n=101) aged between 18-34 years and 86% (n=118) meeting attenuated psychotic symptoms criteria. The majority (64%) of service users engaged in multiple interventions; 54% (n=75) accepted psychoeducation and coping skills enhancement work, 42% (n=58) participated in a sleep programme, 33% (n=45) undertook coping with voices and visions work and 28% (n=39) engaged in individual psychological therapy. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the majority of ARMS service users presenting to the EIP service were aged 18-34 and experienced attenuated psychotic symptoms. A range of NICE and CBT informed interventions as well as individual psychological therapies appear to be acceptable to ARMS service users and many engaged in multiple interventions offered.

scholarly journals Moral Development of First-Year Pharmacy Students in the United Kingdom

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Prescott ◽  
Gordon Becket ◽  
Sarah Ellen Wilson
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals The Law of the Land: The Advent of the Torrens System in Canada by Greg Taylor

2010 ◽  
pp. 1051
Author(s):  
Marie-Ann Bowden
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
First Year ◽  
Canadian History ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Law And Politics ◽  
National Archives ◽  
The Law ◽  
Interesting Account

As a former history student and erstwhile professor of first-year property, The Law of the Land: The Advent of the Torrens System in Canada by Greg Taylor offered me an opportunity to engage in academic reading with just a hint of “night table book” indulgence. As the title suggests, the author carefully traces the development of the Torrens registration system in Australia and its subsequent reception within Canada — an undertaking that even those within the legal profession may find as dry as the dust on the land titles records. However laborious the research, the book itself manages to bring history to life; chasing clues from Adelaide to the United Kingdom National Archives to the records of the Toronto Globe in an attempt to divine the motives and influences of the Torrens prophets and their opponents. The result is an original and interesting account incorporating law and politics spanning some 150 years of Canadian history.

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