First-episode psychosis in a Malaysian Chinese population

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 54-59

  Gill, Jesjeet Singh ^a   Hui, Koh Ong ^a   Jambunathan, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Behavioural symptoms; Early diagnosis; Ethnic groups; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPHORIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALAYSIA; MALE; MANIA; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 33646796659     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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