Illness behaviour in neurological inpatients with psychiatric morbidity

European Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 200-203

  Lykouras, Lefteris ^a   Vassiliadou, Maria ^a   Adrachta, Dora ^a   Voulgari, Argyro ^a   Kalfakis, Nikos ^a   Soldatos, Constantine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Illness behaviour; Neurological disorders; Psychiatric morbidity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK ROLE;

EID: 33748270074     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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