Patients' relatives delayed help seeking after a first psychotic episode

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-110

  Monteiro, Vera B M ^a,d   Dos Santos, José Quirino ^a,b   Martin, Denise ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Patient care; Psychiatry; Psychotic disorders; Qualitative research; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746137748     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462006000200006     Document Type: Article

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