Stability of shyness, sociability, and social dysfunction in schizophrenia: A preliminary investigation of the influence of social skills training in a community-based stable outpatient sample

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-198

  Jetha, Michelle K ^a   Schmidt, Louis A ^a   Goldberg, Joel O ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; Shyness; Sociability; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

EID: 37749054872     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632007000300003     Document Type: Article

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