Detecting early signs of psychosis. Vignettes presented to professionals in primary healthcare and psychiatry

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 343-349

  Strömberg, Gunvor ^a,b   Sandlund, Mikael ^c   Dahl, Annika ^d   Malker, Hans ^d   Westman, Göran ^c  

^a Trehörningsjö Vårdcentral ^*  (Sweden)

^b Trehörningsjö Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Sundsvalls Sjukhus   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ability to detect; Early signs of psychosis; Primary healthcare; Psychiatric healthcare; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL WORKER; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TEACHING;

EID: 28444472021     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500319852     Document Type: Conference Paper

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