The Assessment of "Prodromal Schizophrenia": Unresolved Issues and Future Directions

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 717-728

  Lencz, Todd ^a,b,c,d   Smith, Christopher W ^a   Auther, Andrea M ^a   Correll, Christoph U ^c   Cornblatt, Barbara A ^a,b  

^a RAP Program   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical high risk; Disorganization; Positive symptoms; Predictive validity; Prodrome; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENUATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODROMAL SCHIZOPHRENIA; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0442296752     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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