Ethnic variations in pathways into early intervention services for psychosis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 277-283

  Ghali, Sharif ^a   Fisher, Helen L ^b   Joyce, John ^c   Major, Barnaby ^d   Hobbs, Lorna ^e   Soni, Sujata ^e   Chisholm, Brock ^f   Rahaman, Nikola ^g   Papada, Peggy ^g   Lawrence, Jo ^c   Bloy, Sally ^b   Marlowe, Karl ^d   Aitchison, Katherine J ^b,c,h   Power, Paddy ^b   Johnson, Sonia ^e  

^a BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^g CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DURATION OF UNTREATED PSYCHOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL PATIENT; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876195887     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.097865     Document Type: Article

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