Positive family history is associated with persistent elevated emotional distress in schizophrenia: Evidence from a 16-month follow-up study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-223

  Ritsner, Michael S ^a,b   Ratner, Yael ^a   Gibel, Anatoly ^a   Weizman, Ronit ^c,d  

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

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Family history; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SCALE FOR ADVERSE SYMPTOMS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OBSESSION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TALBIEH BRIEF DISTRESS INVENTORY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35448942736     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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