Clinical and demographic features of treated first-episode psychotic disorders: A Zambian study

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 202-207

  Mbewe, Eddie ^a   Haworth, Alan ^b   Welham, Joy ^c   Mubanga, Didduh ^a   Chazulwa, Roy ^a   Zulu, Mary M ^a   Mayeya, John ^d   McGrath, John ^c,e  

^a Chainama Hills College Hospital   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d Central Board of Health   (Zambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing world; Duration of untreated psychosis; First episode psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33747425229     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.03.046     Document Type: Article

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