Synopsis:
The Adult Psychosis Program (APP) is a tertiary care, sub-specialty & multi-disciplinary program based out of Outpatient Mental Health Services (Unit 24) at the Foothills Medical Centre.  APP is dedicated to providing specialized assessments and time-limited follow-up care to individuals with either a severe & chronic psychotic disorder, or those over the age of 35 with a first episode psychosis, who require case management and multi-disciplinary services to achieve stabilization of their illness and in achieving functional recovery goals. 

Goals of APP:
1. Provide patients with chronic psychotic disorders, or those over the age of 35 with a new onset
psychotic disorder, rapid access to specialized evidence based and multi-disciplinary care.
2. Provide diagnostic clarification and evidence-based management to prevent relapse and
optimize functioning.
3. Establish ongoing psychiatric stability to enable patients to be transferred to a primary care
provider or community based psychiatric clinic.
4. Treat medical and psychiatric co-morbidities.
5. Support ethical and approved research.
6. Provide and support subspecialty training for health professionals.

Providing call coverage approximately once per month

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