Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis Program: Community Outreach and Early Identification at Six

Sarah Lynch1, William R McFarlane1, Brenda Joly1

  • 1Ms. Lynch, Dr. McFarlane, Ms. Jaynes, and Ms. Downing are with the Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Portland, Maine (e-mail: lynchs@mmc.org ). Dr. Joly is with the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Dr. Adelsheim is with the Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Dr. Auther and Dr. Cornblatt are with the Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York. Ms. Migliorati is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Dr. Ragland and Dr. Carter are with the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, Sacramento. Ms. Sale is with the EASA Center for Excellence, Regional Research Institute, Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Ms. Spring is with Washtenaw Community Health Organization, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Calkins is with the Marion County Health Department, Salem, Oregon. Dr. Taylor is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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