A survey of clinicians about appropriate targeting of early intervention mental health care.

What is it about?

Clinical staging is an emerging concept that has been proposed as a basis for improving the planning, delivery and effectiveness of mental health care. Its potential utility to enable provision of the right attributes of early intervention mental health care to the right young people at the right time is unclear. An international survey of youth mental health clinicians suggests that the model of care for young people with emerging mental health problems should be differentiated based on a combination of clinical stage and mental disorder.

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Why is it important?

Promoting routine, consistent collection of clinical stage data may enhance appropriate targeting of mental health care delivery, including for those with sub-threshold disorders.