Early psychosis: Treatment issues and the role of occupational therapy

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 297-304

  Lloyd, Chris ^a   Waghorn, Geoff ^a   Williams, Philip Lee ^b   Harris, Meredith G ^a   Capra, Carina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Nursing Practice Development Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early psychosis; Intervention; Mental health; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 48649108323     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807100708     Document Type: Article

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