Parental separation, loss and psychosis in different ethnic groups: A case-control study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-503

  Morgan, Craig ^a   Kirkbridge, James ^d   Leff, Julian ^a   Craig, Tom ^a   Hutchinson, Gerard ^b   Mckenzie, Kwame ^c   Morgan, Kevin ^a   Dazzan, Paola ^a   Doody, Gillian A ^e   Jones, Peter ^d   Murray, Robin ^a   Fearon, Paul ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; PARENTAL AGE; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33847635307     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706009330     Document Type: Article

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