Psychotic disorders in urban areas: An overview of the Study on Low Prevalence Disorders

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 221-236

  Jablensky, Assen ^a   McGrath, John ^b   Herrman, Helen ^c   Castle, David ^d   Gureje, Oye ^c   Evans, Mandy ^e   Carr, Vaughan ^f   Morgan, Vera ^a   Korten, Ailsa ^e   Harvey, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Alma Street Centre ^*  (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Disability; Prevalence; Psychotic disorders; Service utilisation; Survey; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POVERTY; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; SCREENING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMNOLENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR; URBAN AREA; XEROSTOMIA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034033948     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00728.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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