Sex differences in schizophrenia as seen in the Rorschach test

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-142

  Danielsson, Karin ^a   Flyckt, Lena ^b   Edman, Gunnar ^b  

^a Danderyds Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Rorschach; Schizophrenia; Sex

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035000405     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480151108606     Document Type: Article

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