Fidelity, measured.
EPI-FS rates how closely an early psychosis service matches the practice model its evidence base supports. Three scales, one scoring method, built with the clinicians who run these services.
The scales
Three scales, one method
3 scales cover first episode psychosis, clinical high risk, and first episode bipolar disorder services. Together they carry 105 items, each scored from a site visit and a chart review.
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Certification for raters
A short course teaches a rater to apply a scale consistently, checked against an expert panel on a set of scored cases. Training runs by invitation.
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Scales, manuals, and formats
Download a scale in PDF, JSON, CSV, or REDCap form, or order the printed manual. Every current scale is free once you register.
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An evidence base you can check
Every scale traces back to a published bibliography, and to services that have already put it to use.
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