Using group therapy to enhance treatment compliance in first episode schizophrenia

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-51

  Miller, Rachel ^a   Mason, Susan E ^b  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance with treatment; First episode schizophrenia; Group therapy; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937340634     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v24n01_04     Document Type: Article

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