Schizophrenia spectrum disorders and sex differences: Results of a study on clinical and therapeutical aspects in an outpatient sample;Disturbi dello spettro schizofrenico e differenze di genere: Risultati di uno studio sugli aspetti clinici e terapeutici in un campione di pazienti ambulatoriali

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-427

  Pinna, F ^a   Mattana, V ^a   Carpiniello, Bernardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Course; Outcome; Schizophrenia; Sex; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33646026986     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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