Age of onset of a first psychotic episode: Are there any clinical differences between men and women?;Edad de inicio del primer episodio psicótico: ¿hay diferencias clínicas entre varones y mujeres?

Psiquiatria Biologica

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 136-141

  Barajas, Ana ^a,c   Baños, Iris ^a   Ochoa, Susana ^a   Usall, Judith ^a   Villalta, Vicky ^a   Dolz, Montse ^b   Sánchez, Bernardo ^b   Haro, Josep María ^a   Araya, S ^d   Arteaga, M ^d   Autonell, J ^d   Banos I ^d   Banuelos M ^d   Barajas, A ^d   Barcelo M ^d   Borras M ^d   Busquets, E ^d   De Miquel, L ^d   Dolz, M ^d   Elias, M ^d   Espezel, I ^d   Fargas, A ^d   Foix, A ^d   Fuste M ^d   Godrid, M ^d   Gonzalez O ^d   Granell, Ll ^d   Haro, J M ^d   Martinez R ^d   Minambres A ^d   Munoz D ^d   Nogueroles, R ^d   Ochoa, S ^d   Pardo, M ^d   Planella, M ^d   Pelaez, T ^d   Peruzzi, S ^d   Rivero, S ^d   Rodriguez, M J ^d   Sammut, S ^d   Sanchez M ^d   Sanchez B ^d   Tabuenca, P ^d   Urbano, D ^d   Usall, J ^d   Villalta, V ^d   more..

^a Sant Joan de Déu Serveis de Salut Mental   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^c Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Age; First psychotic episode; Gender; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 35448956891     PISSN: 11345934     EISSN: 15788962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1134-5934(07)73274-8     Document Type: Article

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