Predicting quality of life from symptomatology in schizophrenia at exacerbation and stabilization

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-142

  Bow Thomas, C Christine ^a,b   Velligan, Dawn I ^a,b   Miller, Alexander L ^a,b   Olsen, Jerry ^a,b  

^a Clinical Research Unit   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Negative symptoms; Positive symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033620636     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(99)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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