Treating first episode psychosis - The service users' perspective: A focus group evaluation

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-326

  O'Toole, M S ^b   Ohlsen, R I ^a   Taylor, T M ^b   Purvis, R ^b   Walters, J ^b   Pilowsky, L S ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

First episode psychosis; Focus group evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542516063     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00730.x     Document Type: Review

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