Implementation of early psychosis services in Latin America: A scoping review.
David AceitunoCristián MenaNorha VeraAlfonso Gonzalez-ValderramaAry GadelhaElton DinizNicolas CrossleyMark PenningtonMatthew PrinaPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2020)
Only a small proportion of Latin American countries have adopted EIP services. Although these programmes seem to be feasible and effective, data on other implementation outcomes, such as fidelity, cultural appropriateness, cost-effectiveness and affordability are not available. This might in part explain why this effective approach has not been yet scaled-up at nationwide levels.