When things are not as they seem: Detecting first-episode psychosis upon referral to ultra high risk ('prodromal') clinics

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-211

  Nelson, Barnaby ^a   Yung, Alison R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

High risk; Onset; Prodrome; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049134073     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2007.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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