Age-related differences in formal thought disorder in chronically hospitalized schizophrenic patients: A cross-sectional study across nine decades

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Harvey, Philip D ^a   Lombardi, Janel ^a   Leibman, Martin ^a   Parrella, Michael ^a   White, Leonard ^a   Powchik, Peter ^a   Mohs, Richard C ^a   Davidson, Michael ^a   Davis, Kenneth L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH DISORDER; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0031018019     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.2.205     Document Type: Article

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