The pathways to mental health care of first-episode psychosis patients: A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1585-1597

  Anderson, K K ^a   Fuhrer, R ^a   Malla, A K ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early intervention; first episode psychosis; help seeking; mental health services; pathways to care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957148399     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710000371     Document Type: Review

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