What influences purpose in life in first-episode psychosis?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 401-406

  Turner, Niall ^a   Jackson, Deirdre ^a   Renwick, Laoise ^a   Sutton, Marie ^a   Foley, Sharon ^a   McWilliams, Stephen ^a   Kinsella, Anthony ^a   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^a,b  

^a DETECT   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Duration of untreated psychosis; First episode psychosis; Occupation; Purpose in life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34948850443     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260707000906     Document Type: Article

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