The role of life events in onset and recurrent episodes of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 283-288

  Castine, M R ^a   Meador Woodruff, J H ^a,b,c   Dalack, Gregory W ^a,b  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronicity; Life events; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VETERANS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0032167823     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(98)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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