Transition to psychosis: 6-month follow-up of a Chinese high-risk group in Hong Kong

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 414-420

  Lam, May M L ^a   Hung, Se Fong ^a   Chen, Eric Y H ^b  

^a KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

High risk; Prediction; Prodrome; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; KETAMINE; OPIATE; SOLVENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHASE TRANSITION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646174411     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01817.x     Document Type: Article

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