Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis and changing help-seeking behaviour in Singapore

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 619-621

  Chong, Siow Ann ^a   Mythily, S ^a   Verma, Swapna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Help seeking; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSIS; RANK SUM TEST; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24944574021     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0948-4     Document Type: Article

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