Psychosis,Psychosis - schizophrenia
EIM Early Intervention in Psychosis Mental Health Mission Cohort
Calling for participants until
31 Jan 2028
Participant type
16 to 65 years old
Rewards
Potentially £100
Overview
We want to understand more about psychosis and related conditions. To do so, this study will collect information about you from clinical (medical) records, from blood and other samples, and from questionnaires.
Overall, we aim at improving the lives of individuals experiencing psychosis, by:
- Understanding these conditions better, including risk factors.
- Helping to develop tailored early treatment approaches.
- Allowing us to recruit people for future studies.
Summary
You will be invited to take part in one or more baseline study visit(s), lasting between 1 and 2 hours. This visit will be held at an approved NHS or University site, or in some circumstances, it may be possible to do this at your home. Following your study visit, you will be asked to complete additional questions and cognitive tasks (brain games) via electronic means within one month of your baseline study visit and every six months thereafter for a maximum of 3 years, though you can stop at any time. A phone app is under development and will be offered to you as an option for completing the questions and a cognitive task when it is ready.
If you optionally consent, you may be also invited to share your experiences of completing these tasks. This will be in the form of either questionnaires, interviews, or discussion groups. Any feedback requests are voluntary. We will contact you if you are eligible for the interviews or discussion groups and provide you with more information at the time.
- Aged between 16 - 65 inclusive.
- Recorded history of FEP (first episode of psychosis) within the last three years and history of contact with an early intervention in psychosis (EIP) service or a secondary mental health care service within a participant NHS trust site.
- Able to give informed written consent via research electronic data capture software (REDCap).
- Prisoners or in custody of HM Prison Services.
- Inability to complete study measures as assessed by the study team.
Meet the researcher
Sam HeathcoteSam Heathcote is a Senior Research Practitioner at Devon Partnership NHS Trust and a qualified social worker with over 25 years' experience in adult mental health. She has worked across diverse settings, including MIND, Assertive Outreach, specialist personality disorder services and as an approved mental health professional. Sam spent a decade in a community mental health team and brings strong clinical expertise and risk management skills to her role. Within the Research and Development team, she recruits study participants and supports data collection, contributing her experience and insight to help deliver meaningful, high-quality mental health research.
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