Poster #T159 “IT IS HARD WORK TO BECOME EDUCATED IN ONE'S VULNERABILITY”. PATIENTS' CONCEPTUALIZATION OF TREATMENT FOR FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Marianne Melau, Charlotte Bredahl Jacobsen, Anne A.E. Thorup, Merete Nordentoft

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Abstract

Background: Young people treated in specialized early intervention services for first episode of psychosis may achieve a high rate of remission and recovery. It is essential for a positive outcome that the treatment matches young peoples' needs, their aspirations and thereby facilitates their motivation to adhere to treatment. The results of our study can provide the mental health care system with up-to-date knowledge about young patients' interpretation of treatment, and thus contribute to the improvement of first episode treatment. Aim: To explore young patients' perceptions of the specialized early intervention and to identify factors important for adhering to treatment. Methods: Young patients with a first episode of psychosis represented the study sample (n=14). The patients participated in focus groups in the beginning the research period. They were thereby included in the process of identifying the topics and questions that served to guide the choice of theme for this study. The identified questions were subsequently used in individual in-depth interviews (n=10), which focused on young patients' experiences of factors deemed important for remaining in treatment. Data was analyzed within the framework of phenomenology and hermeneutics Results: The psycho-educational and cognitively oriented content of the specialized early intervention service match young patients' experiences of being in an educational setting. This perspective on treatment can be understood as age-appropriate. Discussion: Conceptualizing treatment for first episode psychosis as an education may facilitate motivation for staying in treatment over time and enhance empowerment for young patients.
OriginalsprogDansk
TidsskriftSchizophrenia Research
Vol/bind153
Sider (fra-til)S346
ISSN0920-9964
DOI
StatusUdgivet - apr. 2014
Udgivet eksterntJa

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