NICE Quality Standard 80: Psychosis & Schizophrenia In Adults

In February 2015, the United Kingdom (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) released new quality standards on care for adults diagnosed with psychosis or schizophrenia. The standards address treatment and management of psychosis and schizophrenia diagnosed in adults age 18 and older, but with onset before age 60. The new quality standards are expected to mitigate high premature mortality rates among people diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) and reduce civil and forensic commitment rates; the new quality standards are also expected to improve employment rates, reduce hospital admissions, improve referral rates to crisis resolution and home . . .