Increase in first admissions for schizophrenia and other major psychoses in Italy

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-152

  Preti, Antonio ^a   Miotto, Paola ^b  

^a Genneruxi Medical Center   (Italy)

^b ULSS 7   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnostic criteria; Epidemiology; Mania; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034658188     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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