Duration of untreated psychosis and the long-term course of schizophrenia

European Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 264-267

  De Haan, L ^a   Van der Gaag, M ^b   Wolthaus, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Duration of untreated psychosis; Long term course; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034210533     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(00)00234-0     Document Type: Article

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