Insight into illness in patients and caregivers during early psychosis: A pilot study

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 100-106

  Brent, Benjamin K ^a,b   Giuliano, Anthony J ^a,b   Zimmet, Suzannah V ^a,b   Keshavan, Matcheri S ^a,b   Seidman, Larry J ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Early psychosis; Family psychoeducation; Insight into illness; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952312320     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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