The effect of diagnostic labelling on the lay theory regarding schizophrenic disorders

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 316-320

  Angermeyer, M C ^a   Matschinger, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029958455     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00783419     Document Type: Article

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