# Science News » Team-based Care Optimizes Medication Treatment for First Episode Psychosis

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**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/science-news-team-based-care-optimizes-medication-treatment-for-first-episode-psychosis/1109 "2018-11-30T02:44:00Z")
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[https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/team-based-care-optimizes-medication-treatment-for-first-episode-psychosis.shtml?utm\_source=rss\_readers&utm\_medium=rss&utm\_campaign=rss\_summary](https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/team-based-care-optimizes-medication-treatment-for-first-episode-psychosis.shtml?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary)  
Findings from NIMH’s Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) project indicate that team-based coordinated specialty care (CSC) for first episode psychosis (FEP) results in more optimal prescribing of antipsychotics and fewer side effects when compared with typical community care.