Table 3.

Treatment Goals of Individuals with First-Episode Psychosis (n=100).

Treatment goal	Percentage of participants who spontaneously listed the goal	Important themes or representative quotes
Medication management	26.0%	Continue taking medications. Finding the right medication.
Reduction of troubling symptoms	24.0%	Reduction of auditory hallucinations. Improvement in attention and ‘mental organization’. Anger management and impulse control. Alleviation from depression.
I don’t know	17.0%	“I’m don’t know”. “The doctor should answer that. Not me”.
A desire to simply be well	15.0%	“I want to get my mind working properly”. “I want to be better”.
Engaging in counseling	14.0%	“I want to talk about it”.
Attending to physical health	12.0%	Accessing primary medical care Improving general health
Cultivating a positive attitude	12.0%	“I want to work on having a more positive attitude”.
Others	12.0%	Un-replicated or vague responses.
No treatment goals needed or wanted	8.0%	“I don’t have a mental problem”.
Learning about their diagnosis or condition	7.0%	“Teach me exactly what is going on”.
Staying off of drugs	7.0%	Abstinence from alcohol or drugs
Discontinuation of hospitalization or of medications	7.0%	“Get me out of here”. “I want to get off medications”.
Joining a treatment program	7.0%	Joining or staying in a program
Life goals	6.0%	Housing, education, employment, parenting