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Early Psychosis Intervention Programme in a Healthcare Area of Málaga: a descriptive study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

E. Sánchez Martínez ,
C. Gómez Sanchez-Lafuente  and
A.B. Mulero Garcia
E. Sánchez Martínez*
Affiliation:
Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Ugc Salud Mental, Málaga, Spain
C. Gómez Sanchez-Lafuente
Affiliation:
Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Ugc Salud Mental, Málaga, Spain
A.B. Mulero Garcia
Affiliation:
Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Ugc Salud Mental, Málaga, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The first years after a first-episode psychosis are crucial, and a comprehensive approach is essential.

Objectives

Our objective is to observe the characteristics of patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme in (PITP) of the Mental Health Clinical Management Unit (UGC) of the Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga between the years 2016-2020.

Methods

Data for this retrospective study were derived from 135 patients included in the PITP database between the years 2016-2020 from the Mental Health UGC of the Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0. For the comparison of variables, Student’s t was used for quantitative variables and Chi square for dichotomous ones.

Results

68% of the patients were men, compared to 32% women. The mean age of the patients at the beginning of the Programme was 30.76 years. 85% were 40 years or younger. 67.4% lived with their family of origin. 58.5% of the patients have had at least one hospitalization in Psychiatry. 45.9% of the patients were smokers, 33.3% consumed alcohol and 59.3% consumed other drugs. From the patients who started the Programme, 38.5% continue with the follow-up, 22.2% were discharged and 39.3% abandoned it. More results will be presented on the poster.

Conclusions

In conclusion, the patients included in the PITP of our UGC present characteristics compatible with the current bibliography. The high percentage of withdrawal from the Programme stands out, this being a very important point to address and improve.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

programmeFirst-episode psychosisearly psychosis intervention programmePsychosis
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S761
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