A 15-year open study on a cohort of West-African out-patients with a chronic psychosis

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 897-903

  Jong, Joop T V M ^a,b,c,d   Komproe, I H ^c  

^a Public Health and Research   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Health and Psychiatric Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Anti psychotic medication; CAM; Chronic psychosis; Depot medication; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; DECANOIC ACID; HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OPEN STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 33751010167     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0090-y     Document Type: Article

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