Inpatient Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illnesses Is Associated With Fewer Rehospitalizations Compared With Treatment as Usual in a High-volume Public Psychiatric Hospital Setting.

The results suggest that participation in the EOTP service in this high-acuity setting was significantly related to reduced likelihood of rehospitalization at 6 and 12 months. Several variables may account for this observation, including length of stay, longer medication adherence, environmental stability, and more individualized and extensive psychotherapy treatment.