Pathways to care in first episode psychosis: A pilot study on help-seeking precipitants and barriers to care

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 465-469

  Judge, Abigail M ^a   Perkins, Diana O ^b   Nieri, Jennifer ^b   Penn, David L ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

First episode; Help seeking; Psychosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 27144488381     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500271089     Document Type: Article

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