Insight in relation to psychosocial adjustment in schizophrenia

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 442-445

  Simon, Andor E ^a   Berger, Gregor E ^b   Giacomini, Véronique ^c   Ferrero, François ^c   Mohr, Sylvia ^c  

^a Psychiatric Outpatient Services   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Insight; Psychosocial adjustment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INSIGHT IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AWARENESS; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 2942572774     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000130137.85640.70     Document Type: Article

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