The impact of an early detection programme for psychosis: results from the SPEED study

Background/Objectives: When young people first develop psychosis, it can often take months or even years before they are treated. The stigma of mental health problems and negative perceptions of mental health services can contribute to delay or prevent help-seeking by people experiencing psychosis, their families and involved professionals. This is a problem, both because of the distress young people and their families experience while psychosis is untreated and because long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with slower and less complete recovery. It is not clear from research what Early Interv…