Three-year outcome of phase-specific early intervention for first-episode psychosis: A cohort study in Hong Kong

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-323

  Chen, Eric Y H ^a   Tang, Jennifer Y M ^a   Hui, Christy L M ^a   Chiu, Cindy P Y ^a   Lam, May M L ^a   Law, Chi Wing ^b   Yew, Carol W S ^c   Wong, Gloria H Y ^a   Chung, Dicky W S ^d   Tso, Steve ^e   Chan, Kathy P M ^f   Yip, Ka Chee ^g   Hung, Se Fong ^f   Honer, William G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service Hong Knog   (Hong Kong)

^d TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health service; Early diagnosis; Follow up study; Programme evaluation; Psychotic disorder

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE SPECIFIC EARLY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055056453     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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