Patients' relatives delayed help seeking after a first psychotic episode Demora na procura por tratamento pelos familiares de pacientes após um primeiro episódio psicótico
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies show that proper treatment after the first psychotic episode may be delayed for a long time. Some patients remain without care even while exhibiting serious symptoms. The objective of the study was to understand the reasons why patients' relatives waited at least 6 mon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2006-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462006000200006 |