Family education for people with schizophrenia in Beijing, China: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue OCT., 2005, Pages 339-345

  Li, Zheng ^a   Arthur, David ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 26644456365     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.4.339     Document Type: Article

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