Revisiting the factor structure for positive and negative symptoms: Evidence from a large heterogeneous group of psychiatric patients

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Toomey, Rosemary ^b   Kremen, William S ^b   Simpson, John C ^b   Samson, Jacqueline A ^b   Seidman, Larry J ^b   Lyons, Michael J ^b   Faraone, Stephen V ^b   Tsuang, Ming T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELUSION; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031029595     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.3.371     Document Type: Article

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