An Ecological Systems Perspective on the Clinical High Risk State Preceding Schizophrenia Onset

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 478-495

  DeVylder, Jordan E ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

attenuated psychosis syndrome; ecological systems theory; ecosystems; high risk; prodromal; psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866655995     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2012.708018     Document Type: Review

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