Does duration of untreated psychosis bias study samples of first-episode psychosis?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 286-291

  Friis, Svein ^a   Melle, I ^a   Larsen, T K ^a   Haahr, U ^a   Johannessen, J O ^a   Simonsen, E ^a   Opjordsmoen, S ^a   Vaglum, P ^a   McGlashan, T H ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bias; Duration of untreated psychosis; First episode psychosis; Outcome; Sampling; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERROR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 4644336755     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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