Perception of patients' unpredictability and beliefs on the causes and consequences of schizophrenia: A community survey

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 410-416

  Magliano, Lorenza ^a   De Rosa, Corrado ^a   Fiorillo, Andrea ^a   Malangone, Claudio ^a   Maj, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Schizophrenia; Unpredictability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ITALY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3042628088     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0764-2     Document Type: Article

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