A comparison of early psychosis treatment services using consensus and evidence-based performance measures: Moving towards setting standards

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Addington, Donald ^a   Norman, Ross ^b   Adair, Carol E ^a   Manchanda, Rahul ^b   McKenzie, Emily ^a   Mitchell, Beth ^b   Pryce, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services research; Quality indicators health care; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; CANADA; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 70849084633     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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