Patients with very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: A follow-up study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 417-419

  Mazeh, Doron ^a,c   Zemishlani, Channa ^a,c   Aizenberg, Dov ^b,c   Barak, Yoram ^a,c  

^a ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LATENT SCHIZOPHRENIA; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 18144406576     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200505000-00011     Document Type: Article

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