Who should swing the stethoscope? An audit of baseline physical examination and blood monitoring on new patients accepted by an early intervention in psychosis team

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-316

  Crabb, Jim ^a   McAllister, Mark ^b   Blair, Alison ^c  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Springpark Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Hydepark Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic monitoring; Early intervention in psychosis; First episode psychosis; Metabolic syndrome; Physical examination in psychotic patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCREENING TEST; STETHOSCOPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 70849136376     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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