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Reducing Treatment Delay For Early Intervention: Evaluation Of A Community Based Crisis Helpline, Amresh Srivastava
Reducing Treatment Delay For Early Intervention: Evaluation Of A Community Based Crisis Helpline, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Background A limited number of studies have assessed the pathways to care of patients experiencing psychosis for the first time. Helpline/clinic programs may offer patients who are still functional but have potential for crisis an alternative that is free from judgment. Methods In this study we report on patient calling a round-the-clock crisis helpline for suicide prevention supported by psychiatric facilities in Mumbai, India. Chi-square and test of mean differences were used to compare outcomes between first-episode patients and those with a previous history. Results Within five years, the helpline received 15,169 calls. Of those callers, 2341 (15.4%) experienced suicidal …
Early Intervention Of Psychosis And Re! Ections For Programmes In India, Amresh Srivastava
Early Intervention Of Psychosis And Re! Ections For Programmes In India, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Mental illness is perhaps the most common and most debilitating among non-communicable diseases. Schizophrenia, for example, normally occurs before the age of 25, affect the most productive years of life. The World Economic Forum graphically illustrates that mental illnesses will be a major contributor to the erosion of gross domestic product over the next 20 years. The developed world has established programs that have proven to be clinically and economically effective and sustainable.[1] Early intervention has played an important role in demonstrating that outcome can be improved if patients are treated in the early phase of illness. It is believed …