Schizophrenia outcome measures in the wider international community

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue SUPPL. 50, 2007, Pages

  Isaac, Mohan ^a   Chand, Prabhat ^b   Murthy, Pratima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547635080     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.191.50.s71     Document Type: Review

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