Insight and treatment attitude in schizophrenia: Comparison of patients on depot and atypical antipsychotics

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 53-56

  Mahadun, Prem N ^a   Marshall, M ^b  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

EID: 39549094433     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.015875     Document Type: Article

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