Psychoeducation in schizophrenia: New developments and approaches in the field

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-172

  Rummel Kluge, Christine ^a,b   Kissling, Werner ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Family; Patient; Peer; Psychoeducation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; EFFECT SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAMILY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 40349088605     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282f4e574     Document Type: Review

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