Management of early psychosis in a generic adult mental health service

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-436

  Yung, Alison R ^a   Organ, Bridget A ^b   Harris, Meredith G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b St Vincent's Mental Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Early psychosis; Schizophrenia; Services

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DROPERIDOL; FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF ESTEEM; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141524067     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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