A descriptive review of qualitative studies in first episode psychosis

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-24

  Boydell, Katherine M ^a,c   Stasiulis, Elaine ^a,b   Volpe, Tiziana ^a,b   Gladstone, Brenda ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generic social processes; Psychosis; Qualitative; Subjective experience

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COPING BEHAVIOR; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILY RELATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; WORK RESUMPTION;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 75649086563     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00154.x     Document Type: Review

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