Does traumatic brain injury predispose individuals to develop schizophrenia?

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-289

  Kim, Edward ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CATATONIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PARANOIA; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THOUGHT DISORDER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 41749107170     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282fbcd21     Document Type: Review

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