Web-Based Psychoeducation Program for Caregivers of First-Episode of Psychosis: An Experience of Chinese Population in Hong Kong

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue DEC, 2016, Pages

  Chan, Sherry K W ^a,b   Tse, Samson ^a   Sit, Harrison Long Tin ^a   Hui, Christy L M ^a   Lee, Edwin H M ^a   Chang, Wing C ^a,b   Chen, Eric Y H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregivers; First episode; Psychoeducation; Psychosis; Web based

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009349596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02006     Document Type: Article

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