Is pre-psychotic intervention realistic in schizophrenia and related disorders?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 799-805

  Yung, Alison R ^a   McGorry, Patrick D ^a  

^a Ctr for Young People's Mental Hlth   (Australia)

Author keywords

Prevention; Prodrome; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031444721     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709065502     Document Type: Article

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