Evaluation of a community awareness programme to reduce delays in referrals to early intervention services and enhance early detection of psychosis

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lloyd Evans, Brynmor ^a   Sweeney, Angela ^a   Hinton, Mark ^b   Morant, Nicola ^a   Pilling, Stephen ^a   Leibowitz, Judy ^c   Killaspy, Helen ^a   Tanskanen, Sanna ^b   Totman, Jonathan ^b   Armstrong, Jessica ^b,d   Johnson, Sonia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Health education; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928894999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0485-y     Document Type: Article

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