Treatment-resistant schizophrenia and staff rejection

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 457-465

  Heresco Levy, Uriel ^a   Ermilov, Marina ^a   Giltsinsky, Bronia ^a   Lichtenstein, Michael ^a   Blander, Dana ^a  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive dysfunction; Schizophrenia; Staff rejection; Treatment resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

EID: 0032734272     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033393     Document Type: Article

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