The HELPER programme: HEalthy Living and Prevention of Early Relapse - three exploratory randomised controlled trials of phase-specific interventions in first-episode psychosis

• Main Authors: Max Marshall (Author), Christine Barrowclough (Author), Richard Drake (Author), Nusrat Husain (Author), Fiona Lobban (Author), Karina Lovell (Author), Alison Wearden (Author), Tim Bradshaw (Author), Christine Day (Author), Mike Fitzsimmons (Author), Rebecca Pedley (Author), Ruth Piccuci (Author), Alicia Picken (Author), Warren Larkin (Author), Barbara Tomenson (Author), Jeff Warburton (Author), Lynsey Gregg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Schizophrenia represents a substantial cost to the NHS and society because it is common (lifetime prevalence around 0.5-1%); it begins in adolescence or early adulthood and often causes lifelong impairment. The first 3 years are a 'critical period' in which the course of the il...