The Singapore Early Psychosis Intervention Programme (EPIP): A programme evaluation

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-67

  Verma, Swapna ^a   Poon, Lye Yin ^a   Subramaniam, Mythily ^a   Abdin, Edimansyah ^a   Chong, Siow Ann ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinical response; Early psychosis intervention; First episode psychosis; Outcomes; Singapore

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; EARLY PSYCHOSIS INTERVENTION PROGRAMME; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE; AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC; CASE MANAGEMENT; COUNSELING; EARLY INTERVENTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COUNSELING; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REMISSION INDUCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858287903     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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