Decline in diagnoses of schizophrenia in Tasmania during the period 1965-1990

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-18

  Jones, I H ^a,c   Kirkby, K C ^a   Hay, D A ^b   Daniels, B A ^a   Longmore, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Division of Clinical Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; prevalence; schizophrenia; sex difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031055153     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00367.x     Document Type: Article

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