Violence in male patients with schizophrenia: Risk markers in a South African population

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-259

  Koen, L ^a   Kinnear, C J ^b   Corfield, V A ^b   Emsley, R A ^a   Jordaan, E ^c   Keyter, N ^a   Moolman Smook, J C ^b   Stein, D J ^a   Niehaus, D J H ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clinical; Genetics; Schizophrenia; Violence

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; CANNABIS; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHAQUALONE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; TANDEM REPEAT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2342469292     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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