Which Sociodemographic and Pathway to Care Factors Influence the Wait Time for Early Intervention for Psychosis? A Mental Health Electronic Health Records Analysis in South London
Our findings indicate that individual factors, PtC, and mode of contact influence wait time for EIP services. More than a quarter of patients were not seen within 2 weeks, indicating that targeted support in community EIP services is needed to meet clinical guidelines.
Authors
- H. Shetty
- Eduardo Iacoponi
- Nicholas William Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9500-3348)
- Robert Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-6397)
- Joanne Hodgekins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-854X)
- Brian N. O'Donoghue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6240-6952)
- Sheri Oduola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-9536)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.70087
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- King's College London
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London