Prenatal exposure to maternal stress and subsequent schizophrenia. The May 1940 invasion of The Netherlands

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 324-326

  Van Os, Jim ^a   Selten, Jean Paul ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS;

EID: 0031897892     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.4.324     Document Type: Article

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