Processes for seeking professional medical assistance
The experienced medical professionals who work in the E.A.S.Y. Programme service centres respond immediately to every call for help from suspected early psychosis sufferers or the people around them. They will arrange for a potential client to consult psychiatric professionals as quickly as possible.

The potential client will be assessed and information will be gathered from various sources, including his or her family members and friends. Medical checkups, including blood-tests and an electroencephalogram will also be arranged to determine the causes of the condition if needed. Afterwards, the client will receive tailor-made therapeutic treatment – including medication, psychological counselling and early rehabilitation plans. The aim is to help patients resume normal life as soon as possible, and reduce the distress that they and their family members are experiencing.

Some patients find their symptoms disappear very quickly after they receive treatment, and they are able to resume their normal lives. However, others require a longer period to recover – a few weeks or a few months. During the recovery process, they may also require other types of therapy, such as occupational training, to help them adjust back to normal life in community.