Promoting early detection of psychosis: The role of community outreach

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 195-208

  Joly, Brenda ^a   Bernard, Kimberly Pukstas ^a   Williamson, Martha Elbaum ^a   Mittal, Prashant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community outreach; Early detection; Medical treatment; Mental illness; Prodromal; Psychosis; Referrals; Replication; Social care; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870577850     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465721211289374     Document Type: Article

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