Clinical Recovery and Long-Term Association of Specialized Early Intervention Services vs Treatment as Usual Among Individuals With First-Episode Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

Hansen, Helene Gjervig; Starzer, Marie; Nilsson, Sandra Feodor; Hjorthøj, Carsten; Albert, Nikolai; Nordentoft, Merete

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.5164

Clinical Recovery and Long-Term Association of Specialized Early Intervention Services vs Treatment as Usual Among Individuals With First-Episode Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

Importance The OPUS 20-year follow-up is the longest follow-up of a randomized clinical trial testing early intervention services (EIS) among individuals with first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Objective To report on long-term associations of EIS compared with treatment as usual (TAU)…