The Early Intervention Team
 

I am being referred to the EIT soon, i was just wondering what i can expect, like what are they and what are people's experiences of working with them.

thank you x

The early intervention in psychosis team?

I'm under the early intervention team and they have been amazing.
I'm not sure if all teams offer the same thing but in my team I get a care coordinator who I see once or twice a weeks. She looks at a lot of paychosocial stuff with me, like making sure I'm managing at Uni, organising my benifits, helping with housing, working out a relapse plan, ect.
I also have a psychologist who works on changing my thoughs when I am psychotic or in a mood episode (I have bipolar with psychosis).
I see a consultant who specialises in psychosis so my medication is well managed.
There is also a psychosis group I can go to that is ran by my team.

I have had a very good experience with this team.

Are there specific questions you have? X

yes the psychosis team :)

I was just wondering what they did but you pretty much explained it to me, thanks :)

I was under them for around 3 years i started with one nurse while i was under 18 then changed when i became 18. I found them really great. I saw them once a week and they would take me out to do what ever i want to do. It was my EIIP worker that helped me show my scars and wear short sleeves.

I was told when i was discharged after 3 years i had already been with them too long.

ive never been under that particular team but good luck with this.i hope it helps you and you get some useful support set up out of hosp.

Take care.

I've recently been taken in by them. So far I've met with a consultant psychiatrist who assessed me and have been appointed a CC who I meet with nearly every week.

Hope they help.

I had an assessment with them and they were lovely although my assessment was about 3 hours long. So beware that you may come across that. They decided I wasn't right for their service but moved me to the right people so they were very helpful for me. Good luck.

I am coming to the end of my time with the EIT in my area. They are a fantastic team with more resources than the normal teams. They work with people typically aged 16 - 35 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. They will work with you for 3 years.