Schizophrenia and Psychosis - Early Intervention

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"Early Intervention in Schizophrenia; What You and Your Family Should know. The 32 minute video covers the common questions that families have when a person is showing early signs of psychosis or schizophrenia and they begin treatment at an early treatment center. Additionally, a young man describes the first symptoms that he experienced when he began to experience psychosis. This video was produced in 2004 by the Maine Medical Center PIER program - for more information go to: www.preventmentalillness.org and for more information on schizophrenia visit www.schizophrenia.com

Maine Medical Center / Schizophrenia.com
Director/Presenter: William McFarlane, M.D"

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"It is as hard for the individual to accept the disorder as it is for other family members."

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