Clinical, cognitive and functional characteristics of long-stay patients with schizophrenia: A comparison of VA and state hospital patients

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-9

  Harvey, Philip D ^a,b   Jacobsen, Heidi ^a,b   Mancini, Dante ^a,b   Parrella, Michael ^a   White, Leonard ^a   Haroutunian, Vahram ^a,b   Davis, Kenneth L ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VISN3 Bronx   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Long stay patients; State hospitals; Veterans hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOLDIER;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HOSPITALS, STATE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034713321     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(99)00182-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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