L’intervento precoce all'esordio di patologie mentali: Programma 2000 un programma sperimentale all'interno dell'ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda

4 Abstract Early detection and effective and specific treatment of the onset of psychoses represent for the scientific community, for social health policies and for civil society in general, one of the most stimulating and significant challenges of the last few years. Many researchers look into conditions of risk about illness. We may subdivide the risk’s causes of the psychosis in three main groups: age, element of risk of lineament end events’ life. Within the growing Early Intervention in Psychosis movement, in which there is an ever closer link between research and the work carried out in the real world, Programma 2000 is the first focused experimental program in Italy. Recognized and sponsored by the region Lombardy, developed in Milan near “Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda” on a 200.000 inhabitants catchment area . The programme is addressed to young people between 17 and 30 years of age, at high psychotic risk or on the onset of pathology and includes early detection, multimodal assessment and long-term monitoring by utilising some standardized instruments and individual treatment.