Improving outcomes of first-episode psychosis: an overview

World Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 251-265

  Fusar Poli, Paolo ^a,b   McGorry, Patrick D ^c,d   Kane, John M ^e,f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^c THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical high risk; clinical staging; first episode psychosis; indicated prevention; outcomes; Psychosis; psychosis risk; schizophrenia; selective prevention; universal prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CLOZAPINE; FOLIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOL; SULFORAPHANE; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LITERACY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 85029720647     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20446     Document Type: Article

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