The costs of early intervention in psychosis: Restoring the balance

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 808-811

  Mihalopoulos, Cathrine ^a   McCrone, Paul ^b   Knapp, Martin ^b   Johannessen, Jan Olav ^c   Malla, Ashok ^d   McGorry, Patrick ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS;

EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84873738609     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412457999     Document Type: Note

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