Determinants of quality of life at first presentation with schizophrenia

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue FEB., 2000, Pages 173-176

  Browne, Stephen ^a   Clarke, Mary ^a   Gervin, Maurice ^a   Waddington, John L ^b   Larkin, Conal ^c   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^a  

^a Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034434675     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.2.173     Document Type: Article

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