Investor Presentaiton
What is Serious Mental Illness (SMI)? What is Early Serious Mental Illness?
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) includes: (1) any diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder other than
a developmental or substance use disorder defined by current, accepted diagnostic systems (e.g., Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5)), and (2) serious functional impairment.
Annual average rate of early serious mental illness was 25,000 individuals, ages 18-25, in Nevada for each
year during 2018 and 2019 (SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on
Drug Use and Health, 2018 and 2019).
Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI) involves a diagnosis of SMI (e.g., schizophrenia spectrum disorder;
affective disorder with and without psychosis; anxiety disorder), and Early SMI refers to the recent onset of a Serious
Mental Illness. Early SMI refers to the initial period of time following the onset or beginning of a serious mental disorder
(e.g., first episodes; multiple-episode illnesses with an onset during the past 1-2 years; etc.).
First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) includes schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders that appear
during the early stages of the clinical course (e.g., first episodes; multiple-episode illnesses with an onset during the past
1-2 years; etc.). Individuals diagnosed with FEP represent a sub-group of the Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI)
population.
Median rate of new cases (or incidence) each year for schizophrenia is estimated to be 15.2 per 100,000
population (McGrath et al., 2008).View entire presentation