Early intervention in psychosis: Keeping faith with evidence-based health care

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-404

  McGorry, P ^a   Johanessen, J O ^b   Lewis, S ^c   Birchwood, M ^d   Malla, A ^e   Nordentoft, M ^f   Addington, J ^g   Yung, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debate; Early intervention; Early psychosis; Evidence based health care; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76649140488     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709991346     Document Type: Note

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