PsyYoung: Un projet pluri-cantonal pour faciliter l'accès aux soins des jeunes à risque de développer une psychose

Translated title of the contribution: PsyYoung: A transcantonal project for facilitating access to care for young people at risk for psychotic disorders

CHRISTINA ANDREOU, BARBARA BAILEY, MARCO ARMANDO, NADIA MICALI, CHRISTIAN HUBER, EVELYN HERBRECHT, LOGOS CURTIS, DAVINA GENOUD, STEFAN BORGWARDT, KERSTIN JESSICA PLESSEN, PHILIPPE CONUS, ALESSANDRA SOLIDA

Abstract

Approximately 2% of adolescents and young adults display symptoms indicating a high risk for psychotic disorders. Apart from a risk of 20-35% of developing a psychotic disorder, these individuals show high rates of persisting mental health problems and functional impairment, even in the absence of a psychotic transition. Treatment in specialized centers can improve outcomes in these patients, but the need to provide timely access to care needs to be balanced against the risks of premature psychiatrization, stigmatization and unnecessary medication treatment. The transcantonal project PsyYoung aims to optimize early detection in young people, while at the same time minimizing unnecessary psychiatrization. This will be achieved through improved networking across the entire care chain and a stepped-care intervention approach.

Translated title of the contributionPsyYoung: A transcantonal project for facilitating access to care for young people at risk for psychotic disorders
Original languageFrench
JournalRevue Medicale Suisse
Volume17
Issue number751
Pages (from-to)1597-1601
Number of pages5
ISSN1660-9379
Publication statusPublished - 22.09.2021

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