Schizophrenia: A five-year follow-up of patient outcome following psycho-education for caregivers

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-61

  McWilliams, S ^a,b   Hill, S ^b   Mannion, N ^b   Fetherston, A ^a   Kinsella, A ^a   O'Callaghan, E ^a,c  

^a DETECT   (Ireland)

^b Cluain Mhuire Mental Health Service   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Gender; Knowledge; Psycho education; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655163226     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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