Shadows of culture in psychosis in south India: A methodological exploration and illustration

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-81

  Corin, Ellen ^a,c   Thara, R ^b   Padmavati, R ^b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; EXPLORATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RELATIVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CULTURE; HUMANS; INDIA; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 21244491607     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260500050016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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