Poor memory, negative symptoms and abnormal movements in never-treated indian patients with schizophrenia

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue OCT., 1997, Pages 360-363

  McCreadie, R G ^a   Latha, S ^b   Thara, R ^b   Padmavathi, R ^b   Ayankaran, J R ^b  

^a Crichton Royal Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MEMORY; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030882756     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.171.4.360     Document Type: Article

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