A descriptive study of insight into illness reported by persons with schizophrenia

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-21

  Baier, Marjorie ^a,c   Murray, Ruth L E ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DENIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0032622524     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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