A preliminary report on the efficacy of a psychosocial and educative rehabilitation programme on quality of life and symptomatology in schizophrenia

European Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 386-389

  Browne, S ^a   Roe, M ^a   Lane, A ^a   Gervin, M ^a   Morris, M ^a   Kinsella, A ^b   Larkin, C ^a   O'Callaghan, E ^a  

^a Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Positive and negative symptoms; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030446777     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(97)82574-6     Document Type: Article

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