Quality of life of Chinese schizophrenia outpatients in Hong Kong: Relationship to sociodemographic factors and symptomatology

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 442-449

  Xiang, Yu Tao ^a   Weng, Yong Zhen ^b   Leung, Chi Ming ^a   Tang, Wai Kwong ^c   Ungvari, Gabor ^c  

^a SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Depressive symptoms; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTPATIENT; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CRIME; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34248186096     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701261228     Document Type: Article

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