Early intervention in psychotic disorders: Faith before facts?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-358

  Bosanac, P ^a   Patton, G C ^a   Castle, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Early intervention; High risk; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76649084895     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709990341     Document Type: Review

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