Gender differences in patients with schizophrenia in terms of sociodemograpic and clinical characteristics

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Atalay, Figen ^a   Atalay, Hakan ^b  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Outcome; Subtype; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEBEPHRENIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; ONSET AGE; PARANOIA; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; TIME; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; PATHOGENESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 33745475545     PISSN: 14331055     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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