[Early intervention in psychotic disorders: which role for primary care practitioners?]

Rev Med Suisse. 2005 Sep 21;1(33):2149-50, 2152-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The development of early intervention in psychotic disorders has allowed a more optimistic approach and the development of more adapted and more efficient treatments. Primary care practitioners are often the first professional contact for patients developing psychosis, but diagnostic difficulties and patients' reluctance to engage in treatment are often an obstacle to private practice treatment. It is therefore important to provide more information to primary care practitioners on specific characteristics of these disorders and about locally available treatment structures in order to allow them to suspect this relatively rare diagnosis, facilitate the collaboration with flexible and accessible specialist services, that ideally should provide home treatment, and to improve prognosis.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Physician's Role*
  • Physicians, Family*
  • Primary Health Care*
  • Prognosis
  • Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Psychotic Disorders / therapy*
  • Referral and Consultation