Inverse correlations between symptom scores and spiritual well-being among African American patients with first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 346-349

  Compton, Michael T ^a,b   Furman, Andrew C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative symptoms; Schizophrenia; Spiritual well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPIRITUAL WELLBEING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 18844447697     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000161700.94728.7c     Document Type: Article

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