Aggressive behaviour in schizophrenia: The role of psychopathology

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-67

  Cheung, Peter ^a,b   Schweitzer, Isaac ^c,d   Crowley, Kathleen ^d   Tuckwell, Virginia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Acad U in Rehab Psychiatry   (Australia)

^c Department of Psychiatry ^*

^d Melbourne Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030922609     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073800     Document Type: Article

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