The national policy reforms for mental health services and the story of early intervention services in the United Kingdom

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 362-365

  Joseph, Renju ^a   Birchwood, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 26944458094     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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