Migrant status, age, gender and social isolation in very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1046-1051

  Mitter, Pamina ^a   Reeves, S ^b   Romero Rubiales, F ^c   Bell, P ^d   Stewart, R ^b   Howard, R ^b  

^a Manzil Way Offices ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Jerez Hospital   (Spain)

^d EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Migration; Risk factors; Schizophrenia like psychosis (SLP); Very late onset

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 28444472830     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1396     Document Type: Article

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