Evaluating an Early-Stage Psychosis Training Program for Interdisciplinary Mental Health Students and Trainees: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Early Intervention in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI:10.1111/eip.70008

Joseph S. DeLuca, Julie Berrett-Abebe, Michelle Pagnotta, Braden Binger, Margaret M. McClure

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Abstract

Aim

Identifying young people in the early stages of psychosis identification is critical, since a longer duration of untreated psychosis is associated with poorer recovery outcomes. However, many mental health students and trainees do not receive training in this area. The aim of this study was to pilot test the effectiveness of an early-stage psychosis training program for mental health students and trainees.

Method

A pre/post matched sample of interdisciplinary mental health students and trainees (N = 21) attended a 75-min early-stage psychosis training program, and completed measures related to stigma, clinical training outcomes, and knowledge.

Results

There were significant improvements in psychosis-related stigma, intended clinical behaviour and knowledge. There was also high satisfaction with the training program.

Conclusion

This study suggests that a brief early-stage psychosis training program is acceptable to students and trainees and feasible to implement and may yield significant benefits regarding students and trainees' personal psychosis stigma, as well as improvements in clinical behaviour and psychosis knowledge.

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Early Intervention in Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

5.00%

发文量

112

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Early Intervention in Psychiatry publishes original research articles and reviews dealing with the early recognition, diagnosis and treatment across the full range of mental and substance use disorders, as well as the underlying epidemiological, biological, psychological and social mechanisms that influence the onset and early course of these disorders. The journal provides comprehensive coverage of early intervention for the full range of psychiatric disorders and mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychoses, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. Papers in any of the following fields are considered: diagnostic issues, psychopathology, clinical epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatments and other forms of intervention, clinical trials, health services and economic research and mental health policy. Special features are also published, including hypotheses, controversies and snapshots of innovative service models.