Early intervention in psychotic disorders: faith before facts?
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چکیده
This paper reviews the literature on early intervention in psychotic disorders, weighs the cons of this approach, and makes suggestions for clinicians and researchers regarding how to interpret and respond to what is still an embryonic evidence-base, notably in terms of any long-term benefits.
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Early intervention in psychotic disorders: faith and facts
One of the most striking developments in psychiatric services in the past decade has been the establishment of early intervention programmes for psychotic disorders around the world (McGorry et al. 2007 ; McGorry, 2009). The attractiveness of these models of care is clear. For a group of disorders where there has been a pessimistic view of outcome, early intervention strategies offer patients, ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Psychological medicine
دوره 40 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010