Insight, psychopathology and global functioning in schizophrenia in urban Malawi

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-263

  Crumlish, Niall ^a,b   Samalani, Prince ^a   Sefasi, Anthony ^a   Kinsella, Anthony ^c   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^b,d,e   Chilale, Harris ^a  

^a St John of God Community Mental Health Services   (Malawi)

^b Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^d DETECT   (Ireland)

^e University College

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPIRITUALISM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548710194     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.036673     Document Type: Article

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