Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis
First-episode psychosis affects young people’s mental and physical capacity to function optimally. In addition, the use of antipsychotic medications to treat psychosis can increase an individual’s risk of developing metabolic syndrome which may lead to serious physical health problems. This research...
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Curtin University
2022
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| author | Chee, Gin Liang |
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| description | First-episode psychosis affects young people’s mental and physical capacity to function optimally. In addition, the use of antipsychotic medications to treat psychosis can increase an individual’s risk of developing metabolic syndrome which may lead to serious physical health problems. This research used a mixed methods approach to investigate the impact of psychosis and its treatment on young people’s health and then make recommendations to improve the physical health care for this cohort. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-919792023-05-09T04:23:42Z Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis Chee, Gin Liang First-episode psychosis affects young people’s mental and physical capacity to function optimally. In addition, the use of antipsychotic medications to treat psychosis can increase an individual’s risk of developing metabolic syndrome which may lead to serious physical health problems. This research used a mixed methods approach to investigate the impact of psychosis and its treatment on young people’s health and then make recommendations to improve the physical health care for this cohort. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91979 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Chee, Gin Liang Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| title | Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| title_full | Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| title_short | Exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| title_sort | exploring the physical health of young people with first-episode psychosis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91979 |