Self-reported coping strategies in families of patients in early stages of psychotic disorder: An exploratory study

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-80

  Gerson, Ruth ^a   Wong, Celine ^b   Davidson, Larry ^c   Malaspina, Dolores ^a   McGlashan, Thomas ^c   Corcoran, Cheryl ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Family; Prodrome; Psychosis; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79251561564     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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