Effectiveness of early intervention in psychosis

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Killackey, Eóin ^a,b   Yung, Alison R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Early psychosis; Effectiveness; First episode psychosis; Postonset; Preonset

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846839005     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328017f67d     Document Type: Review

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