Schizophrenia Research
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 227-234 , 15 December 2005

Social support and three-year symptom and admission outcomes for first episode psychosis

  • Ross M.G. Norman

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario and Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses, London Health Sciences Centre, Room 114A, WMCH Building, 392 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 519 685 8300x75493; fax: +1 519 667 6623.
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  • Ashok K. Malla

      Affiliations

    • McGill University and Douglas Hospital Research Centre, 6875 LaSalle Boulevarde, Verdun, Quebec, Canada H4H 1R3
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  • Rahul Manchanda

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario and Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses, London Health Sciences Centre, Room 114A, WMCH Building, 392 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
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  • Raj Harricharan

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario and Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses, London Health Sciences Centre, Room 114A, WMCH Building, 392 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
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  • Jatinder Takhar

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario and Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses, London Health Sciences Centre, Room 114A, WMCH Building, 392 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5
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  • Sandra Northcott

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario and Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses, London Health Sciences Centre, Room 114A, WMCH Building, 392 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5

Received 22 December 2004 ,Revised 20 April 2005 ,Accepted 6 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.05.006

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 227-234 , 15 December 2005

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