A systematic review of longitudinal outcome studies of first-episode psychosis

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1349-1362

  Menezes, Natasja M ^a   Arenovich, T ^a   Zipursky, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33748498248     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706007951     Document Type: Review

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