Do women express and experience psychosis differently from men? Epidemiological evidence from the Australian National Study of Low Prevalence (Psychotic) Disorders

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-82

  Morgan, Vera A ^a   Castle, David J ^a   Jablensky, Assen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Bipolar disorder; Functioning; Gender; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 36849027720     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701732699     Document Type: Article

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