A cross-sectional survey of the frequency and characteristics of delusions in acute psychiatric wards

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-91

  Brakoulias, Vlasios ^a   Starcevic, Vladan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Delusions; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERICIAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 40949130096     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560701633176     Document Type: Article

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