On the edge: A drama-based mental health education programme on early psychosis for schools

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-176

  Roberts, Glenn ^a,b   Somers, John ^a   Dawe, Jocelyn ^b   Passy, Rowena ^a,d   Mays, Carly ^a   Carr, Graham ^b   Shiers, David ^c   Smith, Jo ^c  

^a Wonford House Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Uffculme Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early psychosis; Interactive theatre drama; Mental health education; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249161811     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2007.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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