Service users' views of moving on from early intervention services for psychosis: a longitudinal qualitative study in primary care

Abstract

Early intervention services should focus on actively establishing relationships between service users and either the community mental health team or the GP in the months leading up to discharge, and ensuring that service users' expectations about access and availability of care are 'realistic'. Primary care could be better utilised, even when service users are actively engaged with early intervention services, to help ensure physical health needs are met from the start of treatment.