Attachment patterns are associated with symptomatology and course of schizophrenia in male inpatients

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 324-331

  Ponizovsky, Alexander M ^a   Nechamkin, Yakov ^b   Rosca, Paula ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b SHA'AR MENASHE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Association; Attachment; Course; Schizophrenia; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; ONSET AGE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

EID: 34249823645     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.324     Document Type: Article

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