OnTrackNY: An Early Intervention Program to Interrupt Psychosis

• By: Sarah Fisher, LCSW Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• April 17th, 2022
• disability, early intervention, first episode psychosis, mental health, psychiatrist, psychosis, recovery, schizophrenia, Spring 2022 Issue
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A year ago, 21-year-old Christine* started hearing voices saying terrible things about her. She wondered “why doesn’t anyone around me admit to hearing them?” And now people have started to spy on her, through her phone. Her parents were upset that she wasn’t able to contribute to the...

Treating Psychosis Patients Early and Comprehensively Has Resulted in Improved Outcomes

• By: Peter Tarr, PhD Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)
• July 1st, 2018
• community treatment, coordinated care, early intervention, first episode psychosis, psychosis, recovery outcomes, schizophrenia, youth mental health
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An interview with Patrick McGorry, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRANCZP, Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia; Executive Director, Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health; 2015 Lieber Prizewinner; 1998 Distinguished Investigator Anew approach to...