Premorbid adjustment in schizophrenia - An important aspect of phenotype definition

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 50-62

  Schmael, Christine ^a   Georgi, Alexander ^a   Krumm, Bertram ^a   Buerger, Christin ^a   Deschner, Monika ^a   Nöthen, Markus M ^b   Schulze, Thomas G ^a   Rietschel, Marcella ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Clinical subtypes; Family history; Negative symptoms; Sex differences; Winterbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNON SPOOR PREMORBID ADJUSTMENT SCALE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34147171503     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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