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| Stephen McWilliamsSummaryAffiliation: Institute of Psychiatry Country: Ireland Publications
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Caregiver psychoeducation for schizophrenia: is gender important?Stephen McWilliams
DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, Research, 1 Marine Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland
Eur Psychiatry 22:323-7. 2007..Since knowledge has been shown to be related to burden, we sought to determine whether there were gender differences in knowledge acquisition during a six-week caregiver psychoeducation programme (CPP)...
Schizophrenia: a five-year follow-up of patient outcome following psycho-education for caregiversS McWilliams
DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, Avila House, Block 5, Blackrock Business Park, Carysfort Avenue, Co Dublin, Ireland
Eur Psychiatry 27:56-61. 2012..There is evidence that psycho-education courses for caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia improve the short-term outcome of the condition. However, most of the outcome studies are limited to two-year follow-up...
First rank symptoms in first episode psychosis and their relationship to the duration of untreated illnessNicolas Ramperti
DETECT Service, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland
J Nerv Ment Dis 198:820-3. 2010..5%. After controlling for multiple testing, no FRS contributed significantly to predicting a diagnosis of schizophrenia. There was no significant relationship between the duration of untreated illness and FRS...
First episode psychosis and the trail to secondary care: help-seeking and health-system delaysEadbhard O'Callaghan
Early Intervention Psychosis Service, DETECT, Avila House, Block 5, Blackrock Business Park, Blackrock Co, Dublin, Ireland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:381-91. 2010..We sought to establish if, when and where people seek help in the early phase of psychosis in a representative sample...
Suicidality prior to presentation in first-episode psychosisSharon Foley
DETECT Service, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland
Early Interv Psychiatry 2:242-6. 2008..The period of highest risk is reportedly in the early years of illness. While the literature concentrates on completed suicide in chronic psychosis, less is understood about attempted suicide in first-episode psychosis (FEP)...
Caregiver psychoeducation for first-episode psychosisStephen McWilliams
DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, DETECT, Avila House, Block 5, Blackrock Business Park, Carysfort Avenue, Co Dublin, Ireland
Eur Psychiatry 25:33-8. 2010..We sought to determine whether a six-week caregiver psychoeducation programme geared specifically at first-episode psychosis improves caregiver knowledge and attitudes...
Early intervention service for psychosis: views from primary careLaoise Renwick
DETECT, Avila House, Block 5, Blackrock Business Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland
Early Interv Psychiatry 2:285-90. 2008..Although General Practitioners (GPs) have a pivotal role in early detection and treatment of psychosis, there is sparse information on their views of early intervention (EI) services and how information related to EI should be delivered...
Are symptoms associated with increased levels of perceived stress in first-episode psychosis?Laoise Renwick
DETECT, Avila House, Block 5, Blackrock Business Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland
Int J Ment Health Nurs 18:186-94. 2009..Further research should focus on the interaction between symptoms and individually-appraised stress over time...
