Integrated treatment model for first-contact patients with a schizophrenia-type psychosis: The Finnish API project

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Lehtinen, Ville ^a,b   Aaltonen, Jukka ^d   Koffert, Tarja ^c   Räkköläinen, Viljo ^e   Syvälahti, Erkka ^b   Vuorio, Klaus ^e  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Mental Health Unit   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^e Kupittaa Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute psychosis; Integrated treatment; Neuroleptic free treatment; Treatment models

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029764030     PISSN: 08039496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039489609078168     Document Type: Article

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