Aging women with schizophrenia

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-302

  Pentland, Wendy ^a   Miscio, Gina ^b   Eastabrook, Shirley ^a   Krupa, Terry ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Good Shepherd HOMES Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0347926530     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/26.2003.290.302     Document Type: Article

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