More than just a place to talk: Young people's experiences of group psychological therapy as an early intervention for auditory hallucinations

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-149

  Newton, Elizabeth ^a,e   Larkin, Michael ^b   Melhuish, Ruth ^c   Wykes, Til ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Newtown Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947697785     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608306X110148     Document Type: Article

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