Life events preceding relapse of schizophrenia

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-63

  Das, M K ^a   Kulhara, P L ^a   Verma, S K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; VARIANCE;

HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030957406     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002076409704300105     Document Type: Article

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