Table 2: Criteria for referral and admission.

Criteria for Early Referral to Specialist Care	Criteria for Hospitalisation
• Prodromal or attenuated symptoms	• Risk of harm/neglect to self or others
• Unclear diagnosis	• Deterioration in psychosocial functioning
• Treatment adherence issues	• Serious/life-threatening drug reactions
• Poor response to treatment
• Potential violent behaviour to self or others
• Drug-related complications
• Plan for psychosocial rehabilitation
• o-morbid substance abuse
• Special group such as pregnancy, paediatric and geriatric age