[Study of the follow-up of early psychosis at the Université de Montréal (L'Etude de Suivi des Psychoses Emergentes de l'Université de Montréal (ESPEUM): context, objectives and methodology]. / L'Etude de Suivi des Psychoses Emergentes de l'Université de Montréal (ESPEUM): contexte, buts et méthodologie.

In this article, the authors examine specialized programs and services in the treatment and rehabilitation of people with an early psychosis. The authors realized that various programs have multiplied in the course of the last decade and many have shown benefits in comparison with the usual treatments delivered in general psychiatry. Thus these programs are composed of the following elements : family intervention, intensive community treatment, employment support, cognitive behavioural therapy and social skills training.