Comparison of attitudes of psychiatrists vs primary healthcare physicians in singapore towards at risk mental states (ARMS)

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 442-446

  Phern, Chern Tor ^a   Hon, Yee Lee ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Prodrome; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE;

EID: 67049158365     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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