Should early psychosis intervention be the focus for mental health services?

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 398-400

  Castle, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE DURATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 80655124438     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: 14721481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.111.009563     Document Type: Review

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