Fc5e the Impact of an Early Detection Team (Leo Cat) and Gp Education in First Episode Psychosis

Lambeth Early Onset (LEO) and Outreach & Support in South London (OASIS) service

“…Results from the trial (n = 150) confirm the benefits of such a team on increasing the proportion of first-episode patients referred by GPs, reducing the delays in those referrals, their assessment by mental health services and shortening the time to starting treatment. 16 An 18-month follow-up study is near completion with preliminary results that are very comparable to those reported in the original LEO Trial cohort. 17 LEO CAT is a small multidisciplinary team (parttime consultant, part-time team leader, junior trainee psychiatrist, psychologist, three nursing staff and an administrator).…”

“…LEO CAT commenced operation in October 2002 and the trial started in June 2003. Results from the trial ( n =150) confirm the benefits of such a team on increasing the proportion of first‐episode patients referred by GPs, reducing the delays in those referrals, their assessment by mental health services and shortening the time to starting treatment 16 . An 18‐month follow‐up study is near completion with preliminary results that are very comparable to those reported in the original LEO Trial cohort 17 …”

“…LEO and OASIS is an integral part of a boroughbased public adult mental health service (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and has close links to adolescent mental health, primary care, social and community services. It serves the inner city borough of Lambeth in south London and provides a 2-year follow-up service for any of the borough's [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] year olds presenting to mental health services for the first time with psychosis.…”

Early psychosis research at Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health

“…Quasi-experimental designs have been employed to delineate the effects of early detection strategies on DUP and outcome [39]. A number of interventions targeting DUP have been documented, including GP education campaigns [40,41], modifying service configuration [34,42,33] and multi-focused campaigns [43][44][45][46][47].…”