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Toward Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis in a Latinx Community.

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology(2022)

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Objective: To carry out and evaluate a communications campaign (La CLAve) to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in a U.S. Latinx community. Method: We employed evidence-based messaging in multiple media outlets. We recruited 132 Latinxs with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and caregivers seeking mental health care within a high-density Latinx community. We evaluated the campaign's dissemination, the extent to which the community received the campaign message, and the campaign outcome. We tested whether DUP (number of weeks) changed across three time periods (16-month baseline, 2-year campaign, and 16-month postcampaign) and whether participants' language background (primarily Spanish speaking or English speaking) moderated change in DUP. Results: The campaign was disseminated widely. During the height of the campaign over a 1-year period, our team distributed 22,039 brochures and performed 740 workshops. The campaign message was received by the community as noted for example by increases in the number of unduplicated weekly calls to the campaign's 1-800 number. Applying square root transformations to DUP, we found a significant main effect for language background but not for campaign period nor their interaction. The unadjusted mean DUP for Spanish-speaking persons with FEP was more than twice as high as the mean DUP for English-speaking persons with FEP. Conclusion: Spanish-speaking Latinxs with FEP are especially in need of early psychosis treatment. The campaign reached the community but additional steps are needed to reduce treatment delay. Greater attention is needed to increase access to early intervention services for communities of color. What is the public health significance of this article? This study finds that Spanish-speaking Latinxs are at high risk for prolonged duration of untreated psychosis. It also provides evidence that a large-scale campaign to promote help-seeking for serious mental illness can be successfully implemented in a U.S. Latinx community. Greater efforts to increase the campaign reach and integration of campaign activities and mental health services are needed to reduce treatment delay within the Latinx community.
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duration of untreated psychosis,Latinxs,community campaign,first-episode psychosis,Spanish-speaking
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