Insight, quality of life, and functional capacity in middle-aged and older adults with schizophrenia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 760-765

  Roseman, Ashley S ^a   Kasckow, John ^b,c   Fellows, Ian ^d   Osatuke, Katerine ^b   Patterson, Thomas L ^d,e   Mohamed, Somaia ^f,g   Zisook, Sidney ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e San Diego Veterans Affairs Health Service Center   (United States)

^f Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insight; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 48249089675     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1978     Document Type: Article

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