Research has found that early intervention is beneficial for patients and loved ones for the following reasons:
- Less treatment resistance and reduced risk of relapse
- Reduced risk for suicide
- Reduced disruptions to work or school attendance
- Retention of social skills and support
- Decreased need for hospitalization
- More rapid recovery and better prognosis
- Reduced family disruption and distress
Individuals who get into treatment early after their first psychotic episode are two times more likely to recover. The earlier one gets into treatment, the better and faster recovery will be.
Within a year of treatment at the Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP) clinic we’ve seen 73% of individuals have a job or continue in school, and 77% of individuals with no hospitalizations.
