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Situational analysis of prevailing practices in the management of first‐episode psychosis in Chennai, India
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Dhandapani, Vijaya Raghavan, Ramachandran, Padmavati, Mohan, Greeshma, Chandrasekaran, Sangeetha, Paul, Vimala, Pattabiraman, Ramakrishnan, Mohan, Mohapradeep, Iyer, Srividya, Rangaswamy, Thara and Singh, Swaran P. (2021) Situational analysis of prevailing practices in the management of first‐episode psychosis in Chennai, India. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 15 (3). pp. 739-741. doi:10.1111/eip.12979 ISSN 1751-7885.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.12979
Abstract
Aim
This paper aims to examine how existing mental health within the city of Chennai, India manages first‐episode psychosis, to determine lacunae and barriers in providing effective early intervention and to make appropriate recommendations to improve the care of first‐episode psychosis patients.
Methods
Interviews were held with 15 health professionals to capture information on current practices and facilities available for the management of first‐episode psychosis.
Results
No specialized clinic or services were available for individuals with first‐episode psychosis in Chennai, except one. Pharmacotherapy was the main treatment modality with psychological support to patients and families. Most common drugs used were Risperidone, Olanzapine, and Haloperidol in their recommended doses. General practitioners and paediatricians, due to inadequate training in mental health, referred patients with psychosis to mental health professionals.
Conclusions
Equipping the existing mental health services to manage FEP and training all health professionals on psychosis will improve FEP management in Chennai.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Early Intervention in Psychiatry | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1751-7885 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | June 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 15 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 739-741 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/eip.12979 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Dhandapani, VR, Ramachandran, P, Mohan, G, et al. Situational analysis of prevailing practices in the management of first‐episode psychosis in Chennai, India. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2020; 1– 3. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12979. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions." | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Is Part Of: | 1 |
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