Family interventions in early psychosis: Specificity and effectiveness

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Onwumere, J ^a   Bebbington, P ^b   Kuipers, E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; ONSET AGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960944680     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000187     Document Type: Review

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