Evaluating the Importance of Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue , 2000, Pages S145-S149

  Mcgorry, Patrick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DUP; duration of untreated psychosis; early intervention; research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034322120     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000486700236     Document Type: Article

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