Important first encounter: Service user experience of pathways to care and early detection in first‐episode psychosis

Long duration of untreated psychosis is associated with poor clinical and functional outcomes. However, few systematic attempts have been made to reduce this delay and little is known of service users' experience of early detection efforts.

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