Evolution of early psychosis intervention services in Singapore

East Asian Archives of Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 114-117

  Verma, Swapna ^a   Poon, L Y ^a   Lee, H ^a   Rao, S ^a   Chong, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Program development; Psychotic disorders; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE;

EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84867211288     PISSN: 20789947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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