Ten-year follow-up of the OPUS specialized early intervention trial for patients with a first episode of psychosis

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 617-626

  Gry Secher, Rikke ^a   Hjorthøj, Carsten Rygaard ^a,b   Austin, Stephen F ^a   Thorup, Anne ^a,b   Jeppesen, Pia ^a   Mors, Ole ^b,c   Nordentoft, Merete ^a,b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Aarhus   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Long term outcomes; Randomized trial; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FIRST EPISODE OF PSYCHOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPECIALIZED ASSERTIVE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT AS USUAL; DENMARK; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENMARK; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84954163062     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbu155     Document Type: Article

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