The First Episode of Psychosis: A Guide for Young People and Their Families, Revised and Updated Edition

by Beth Broussard, Michael T. Compton

Overview

A practical and comprehensive resource for loved ones and young adults experiencing an episode of psychosis for the first time.

Psychosis often first occurs in late adolescence or early adulthood - an exciting but often tumultuous time of role transitions and challenging new opportunities such as college and employment. An episode of psychosis can be frightening for those undergoing it, and for their loved ones, and navigating through evaluation, treatment, and recovery can be a stressful and isolating experience.

The fully updated and revised edition of The First Episode of Psychosis is aimed at young people and their families experiencing the frightening and confusing initial episode of psychosis. The book covers a range of topics essential for those faced with the challenges posed by psychosis, including early warning signs, symptoms, types of disorders such as schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder, evaluation, treatment, and healthy lifestyle choices. This new edition offers expanded coverage of specialized early intervention services, going back to school and work, and the latest psychosocial treatments and medicines. Worksheets help readers to track and better understand their own experiences, and facilitate open communication with care providers, while an extensive glossary clarifies the dizzying array of terms used by medical professionals. Optimistic, practical, and recovery-oriented, The First Episode of Psychosis will help young people and their families to take an active, informed role in their care as they take steps towards recovery and achieving their goals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190920685
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/01/2021
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	969,967
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Beth Broussard, MPH, CHES, is an Associate Academic Research Scientist at Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She also serves as a Program Manager for the ARROW (Achieving Recovery through Resilience, Optimism, and Wellness) early intervention program for psychosis at Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia. As a health educator, Ms. Broussard has developed a series of visually-based psychoeducational booklets, tested anti-stigma messaging, developed curriculums for law enforcement education, and led clinic-based health education and psychoeducation services for participants and their families. She has also helped to develop and lead specialized early intervention services for adolescents and young adults experiencing a first episode of psychosis both in New York City and in Atlanta.

Michael T. Compton, MD, MPH, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. He is also Research Psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Compton has maintained continuous NIMH research funding for more than 15 years, conducting research on first-episode psychosis, the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model of collaboration between law enforcement and mental health, a linkage system between police officers and the local mental health system, and the effectiveness of a new form of recovery-oriented community navigation for persons with serious mental illnesses and repeated hospitalizations.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Part I Answering Some Key Questions

1 What Is Psychosis? 3

2 What Are the Symptoms of Psychosis? 17

3 What Diagnoses Are Associated with Psychosis? 35

4 What Causes Primary Psychotic Disorders Like Schizophrenia? 49

Part II Clarifying the Initial Evaluation and Treatment of Psychosis

5 Finding the Best Care: Specialty Programs for Early Psychosis 59

6 The Initial Evaluation of Psychosis 69

7 Medicines Used to Treat Psychosis 83

8 Psychosocial Treatments for Early Psychosis 103

9 Follow-Up and Sticking with Treatment 119

Part III Helping You Look Ahead to the Next Steps

10 Knowing Your Early Warning Signs and Preventing a Relapse 129

11 Staying Healthy 139

12 Embracing Recovery 149

13 Going Back to School and Work 155

14 Reducing Stress, Coping, and Communicating Effectively: Tips for Family Members and Young People with Psychosis 161

15 Understanding Mental Health First Aid for Psychosis 173

Glossary 189

Index 213

Editorial Reviews

"Beth Broussard and Michael Compton provide clear, straightforward, and recovery-oriented information for young people dealing with psychosis and their family members. The Second Edition has been updated to reflect the standard of care in 2021 and years to come, covering symptoms, causes of psychosis, medicines and psychosocial interventions, staying healthy, going back to school or work, and much more." — Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

"The First Episode of Psychosis truly is a guide for young people with early psychosis and their family members, friends, and other loved ones. Early intervention services have made major advances over the past decade, and this book—carefully and thoughtfully compiled by two experts, in mental health education and in psychiatry—gives you everything you need to know." — Patrick McGorry, MD, PhD, University of Melbourne, and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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