Studies from University of Melbourne Have Provided New Information about Psychiatry (Enabling Choice, Recovery and Participation: Evidence-based Early Intervention Support for Psychosocial Disability In the National Disability Insurance Scheme)

2019 DEC 03 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Psychiatry. According to news reporting from Melbourne, Australia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The aim of this study was to identify the most effective interventions for early intervention in psychosocial disability in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) through an evidence review. A series of rapid reviews were undertaken to establish possible interventions for psychosocial disability, to develop our understanding of early intervention criteria for the NDIS and to determine which interventions would meet these criteria.”

Financial support for this research came from Mind Australia Limited.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Melbourne, “Three interventions (social skills training, supported employment and supported housing) have a strong evidence base for effectiveness in early intervention in people with psychosocial disability, with the potential for adoption by the NDIS. They support personal choice and recovery outcomes. Illness self-management, cognitive remediation and cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis demonstrate outcomes to mitigate impairment. The evidence for family psycho-education is also very strong. This review identified evidence-based, recovery-oriented approaches to early intervention in psychosocial disability. They meet the criteria for early intervention in the NDIS, are relevant to participants and consider their preferences.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Early intervention has the potential to save costs by reducing participant reliance on the scheme.”

For more information on this research see: Enabling Choice, Recovery and Participation: Evidence-based Early Intervention Support for Psychosocial Disability In the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Australasian Psychiatry, 2018;26(6):578-585. Australasian Psychiatry can be contacted at: Sage Publications Ltd, 1 Olivers Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP, England. (Sage Publications - http://www.sagepub.com/; Australasian Psychiatry - apy.sagepub.com)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J.J. Tellez, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Social Equ Inst, Graduate School of Education, 201 Grattan St, Melbourne, Vic 3053, Australia. Additional authors for this research include L. Hayes, L. Brophy, C. Harvey, H. Herrman and E. Killackey.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856218759407. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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