Functioning in middle aged and older patients with schizophrenia and depressive symptoms: Relationship to psychopathology

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 660-663

  Kasckow, John ^a,b,c,d,e   Patterson, Thomas ^a,b,c,d,e   Fellows, Ian ^a,b,c,d,e   Golshan, Shahrokh ^a,b,c,d,e   Solorzano, Ellen ^a,b,c,d,e   Mohamed, Somaia ^a,b,c,d,e   Zisook, Sidney ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functioning; Negative symptoms; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OHIO; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 54549085522     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31816ff746     Document Type: Article

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