Effect of thought disorders on quality of life in patients with schizophrenia

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-335

  Ulas, H ^a   Akdede, B B ^a   Ozbay, D ^a   Alptekin, K ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Thought and Language Index; Thought disorder

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; THOUGHT DISORDER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 38749148835     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

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