Early intervention in psychosis for first episode psychotic mania: the experience of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder

Figures & data

Table 1. Table of participant information.

No.	Name^a	Gender	Age	Diagnosis	Post-episode mood self-report	Months in EIP at interview	CBT
1	Edward	Male	22	BAD F312^b	Depression	20	Yes
2	Alex	Male	27	BAD F312	Depression	19	Yes
3	Jane	Female	25	BAD F312	Depression	20	Yes
4	Dave	Male	26	BAD F312	None	20	Yes
5	Karen	Female	32	BAD F312	Depression	12	No/waiting
6	Steve	Male	30	BAD F312	Depression	14	Yes
7	Jenna	Female	24	BAD F312	Low mood	24	Yes
8	Joel	Male	26	BAD F312	Low mood	15	No
9	Craig	Male	35	BAD F312	Low mood	10	Yes
10	Eric	Male	21	BAD F312	Depression	3	No/waiting
11	Liam	Male	24	BAD F312	Depression	15	Yes

^a Pseudonym.

^b Bipolar Affective Disorder, current manic severe with psychotic features.

Table 2. Superordinate theme and subthemes.

Overarching superordinate theme	Subthemes
Rebuilding within EIP service	Piecing together episode through talking with EI staff
	Exploring other perspectives during CBT
	Empowered through shared decision-making
	Reassessing future and purpose
	Service as safety net

Data availability statement

Due to the confidential nature of this research, supporting data of interviews is not available.