Use of the theory of planned behaviour to assess factors influencing the identification of individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis in primary care

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-275

  Russo, Debra A ^a,b   Stochl, Jan ^b   Croudace, Tim J ^b   Graffy, Jonathan P ^b   Youens, John ^c   Jones, Peter B ^a,b   Perez, Jesus ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Bretton Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Primary care; Psychosis; Questionnaire; Ultra high risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864322944     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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