The NAVIGATE Program for First-Episode Psychosis: Rationale, Overview, and Description of Psychosocial Components

Kim T Mueser1, David L Penn1, Jean Addington1

  • 1Dr. Mueser, Dr. Gottlieb, and Dr. McGurk are with the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and the Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston (e-mail: mueser@bu.edu ). Dr. Penn and Dr. Saade are with the Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Penn is also with the School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. Dr. Addington is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Brunette is with the Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Ms. Gingerich is an independent consultant and trainer in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Dr. Glynn is with the Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles. Mr. Lynde is an independent consultant and trainer in Concord, New Hampshire. Dr. Meyer-Kalos is with the Department of Social Work, Minnesota Center for Chemical and Mental Health, St. Paul. Dr. Cather is with the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Robinson and Dr. Kane are with the Department of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York. Dr. Schooler is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Rosenheck is with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, and with the MIRECC, VA New England Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut. This article is part of a special section on RAISE and other early intervention services. Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, M.D., M.P.H., served as guest editor of the special section.

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