Epilepsy and non-organic non-affective psychosis: National epidemiologic study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue MAR., 1998, Pages 235-238

  Bredkjær, Søren Rask ^a,d   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^b   Parnas, Josef ^c  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Institute of Psychiatric Demography   (Denmark)

^c The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^d Sct Hans Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031937967     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.3.235     Document Type: Article

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