35.1 ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS COME VIA PRODROMAL SERVICES: A RETROSPECTIVE SURVEY OF A LARGE UK MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

Abstract

Background: Little is known about patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) who had first presented to prodromal services with an "at risk mental state" (ARMS) before making the transition to psychosis. We set out to identify the proportion of patients with a FEP who had first presented to prodromal services in the ARMS state, and to compare these FEP patients with FEP patients who did not have prior contact with prodromal services. Methods: In this study information on 338 patients aged