Validity of the family history method for diagnosing schizophrenia, schizophrenia-related psychoses, and schizophrenia-spectrum personality disorders in first-degree relatives of schizophrenia probands

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 309-317

  Fogelson, David L ^a,c   Nuechterlein, Keith H ^a,b   Asarnow, Robert F ^a,b   Payne, Diana L ^a   Subotnik, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Genetics; Personality disorders; Psychiatric diagnosis; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal personality disorder; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER;

EID: 1942440542     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(03)00081-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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