Early intervention for psychosis in Hong Kong - the EASY programme

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-219

  Tang, Jennifer Y M ^a   Wong, Gloria H Y ^a   Hui, Christy L M ^a   Lam, May M L ^a   Chiu, Cindy P Y ^a   Chan, Sherry K W ^a   Chung, Dicky W S ^b   Tso, Steve ^c   Chan, Kathy P M ^d   Yip, K C ^e   Hung, S F ^d   Chen, Eric Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Early diagnosis; Health service accessibility; Mental health services; Psychotic disorders

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; VOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 77955763125     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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