The Nosology of Psychotic Disorders: A Comparison Among Competing Classification Systems

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-425

  Peralta, Victor ^a   Cuesta, Manuel J ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnostic criteria; Latent class analysis; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCORDANCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS IV; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES 10; INTERVIEW; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOBIPOLAR DISORDER; SCHIZODEPRESSION; SCHIZOMANIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0012834719     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007016     Document Type: Article

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