People with schizophrenia and their families. Fifteen-year outcome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue AUG., 1998, Pages 139-144

  Brown, Steve ^a   Birtwistle, Jon ^b  

^a WOLSTON PARK HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031851784     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.2.139     Document Type: Article

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