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The article discusses early intervention (EI) in psychosis and analyses evidence, evidence gaps, criticism, and confusion related to it. EI can be effective if duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is decreased. Specialized services of EI for first-episode psychosis (FEP) are superior to generic services. EI services are also criticized for disruption of continuity of care and considered as preventing psychotic disorder by treatment of nonpsychotic individuals.

The article discusses the need of extending the upper age range for early intervention for psychosis services. Topics include expanding the clinical focus to emerging and early phases of a range of psychiatric illnesses; high rates of comorbidity between anxiety, depression and sub-threshold psychotic symptoms in young people; and concerns about the privatization of National Health Service (NHS) in the Great Britain such as lack of transparency about profits, costs, and level of care.