Duration of untreated psychosis, referral route, and age of onset in an early intervention in psychosis service and a local CAMHS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 130-133

  Cratsley, Kelso ^a,b   Regan, Judith ^a   Mcallister, Victoria ^a   Simic, Mima ^b   Aitchison, Katherine J ^a,c  

^a Westways Resource Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CAMHS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Consultation; Psychotic disorders; Referral

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 49449118210     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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