Translating Evidence for Early Intervention in Psychosis (TRANSLATE): Protocol for Evaluating the Implementation of Early Intervention in Psychosis in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs)

Background

In high-income countries, early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services provide treatment for first episode psychosis (FEP) as early as possible, proven to effectively improve health outcomes. These services rarely exist in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). The TRANSLATE study aims to evaluate the implementation of the EIP services using the selected indicators and to develop a clinical tool to predict the risk of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (TRS) in patients with FEP.