Costs considered included health care costs (including the cost of drugs), informal care costs (from friends and relatives) and productivity losses (due to premature death, and people being unable to work due to illn
Costs considered included
health care costs (including the cost of drugs), informal care costs (from friends and relatives) and productivity losses (due to premature death, and people being unable to work due to illn
costs (including the
cost of drugs), informal
care costs (from friends and relatives) and productivity losses (due to premature death, and people being unable to work due to illn
costs (from friends and
relatives) and productivity losses (due to premature death, and people being unable to work due to illness).
Relatives of people with psychosis / bipolar disorder (BD) provide a large amount of unpaid care, 1 2 but at high personal cost in terms of distress and burden, 3 — 5 and increased use of healthcare services.6 The UK Government recognises the need to support relatives in a caring role, 7 and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends all relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 % of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiv
Relatives of people with psychosis / bipolar disorder (BD) provide a large amount
of unpaid
care, 1 2 but at high personal cost in terms of distress and burden, 3 — 5 and increased use of healthcare services.6 The UK Government recognises the need to support relatives in a caring role, 7 and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends all relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 % of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiving i
care, 1 2 but at high personal
cost in terms
of distress and burden, 3 — 5 and increased use
of healthcare services.6 The UK Government recognises the need to support
relatives in a caring role, 7 and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends all relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 % of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiv
relatives in a
caring role, 7 and the National Institute for
Health and
Care Excellence (NICE) recommends all relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 % of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiving i
Care Excellence (NICE) recommends all
relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 % of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiv
relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit
of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 %
of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiv
relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiving it.10