Study protocol: The development of a pilot study employing a randomised controlled design to investigate the feasibility and effects of a peer support program following discharge from a specialist first-episode psychosis treatment centre

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Robinson, Jo ^a   Bruxner, Annie ^a   Harrigan, Susy ^a   Bendall, Sarah ^a   Killackey, Eoin ^a   Tonin, Vittoria ^a   Monson, Katherine ^a   Thurley, Melissa ^a   Francey, Shona ^a   Yung, Alison R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; AFTERCARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952540036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-10-37     Document Type: Article

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