Routine outcome assessment and feedback for clinicians: A pilot in an early psychosis service

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-288

  Wong, Lisa ^a,b   Harris, Meredith ^a   Cotton, Sue ^a   Edwards, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feedback; Prolonged recovery; Psychosis; Routine outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33745712765     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230600714285     Document Type: Article

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