Family interactions and the course of schizophrenia in African American and White patients

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-120

  Rosenfarb, Irwin S ^a   Bellack, Alan S ^b,c   Aziz, Nahid ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterans Affairs Capitol Health Care Network   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressed emotion; Problem solving interactions; Racial and ethnic differences; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARE AND CARING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THINKING;

EID: 33644504862     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.1.112     Document Type: Article

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