A descriptive study of pathways to care among hospitalized urban African American first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum patients

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 566-573

  Compton, Michael T ^a   Esterberg, Michelle L ^a   Druss, Benjamin G ^a   Walker, Elaine F ^a   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

First episode; Pathways to care; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POLICE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; POLICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33748778454     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0065-z     Document Type: Article

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