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The role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a first episode of psychosis

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  • Valeria Del Vecchio
  • Mario Luciano
  • Gaia Sampogna
  • Corrado De Rosa
  • Domenico Giacco
  • Ilaria Tarricone
  • Francesco Catapano
  • Andrea Fiorillo

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Aims: To explore the role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a recent onset of psychosis. Methods: A total of 34 consecutive patients and their relatives from the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Naples SUN participated in the study. Pathways to care were retrospectively evaluated by administering the Pathways to Care Form and the Nottingham Onset Schedule (NOS) to patients, relatives and treating physicians. Relatives were addressed with the Family Involvement in Pathways to care Schedule (FIPS). Results: Duration of untreated illness (DUI) and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) were 145.4 (±141.9) and 33.3 (±54.0) weeks, respectively. Help-seeking delay was 17.6 (±45.0) weeks. The first request for help was made by relatives in 76% of cases. Among health professionals, general practitioners were those most frequently contacted, followed by psychiatrists, neurologists or psychologists. Stigma and wrong attribution of psychotic symptoms were the main reasons for help-seeking delays. Conclusions: Relatives play a crucial role in pathways to care of patients with psychosis. DUI and DUP could be reduced by interventions aimed at increasing knowledge of early symptoms in the general population, and by the provision of psychiatric consultations in non-stigmatizing settings for young people with psychological distress.

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  • Valeria Del Vecchio & Mario Luciano & Gaia Sampogna & Corrado De Rosa & Domenico Giacco & Ilaria Tarricone & Francesco Catapano & Andrea Fiorillo, 2015. "The role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a first episode of psychosis," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 61(7), pages 631-637, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:61:y:2015:i:7:p:631-637
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764014568129
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    1. Andrea Fiorillo & Mariano Bassi & Giovanni de Girolamo & Francesco Catapano & Fabio Romeo, 2011. "The impact of a psychoeducational intervention on family members’ views about schizophrenia: Results from the OASIS Italian multi-centre study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 57(6), pages 596-603, November.
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