Gender differences in the association between childhood abuse and psychosis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Fisher, Helen ^a   Morgan, Craig ^a   Dazzan, Paola ^a   Craig, Thomas K ^a   Morgan, Kevin ^a   Hutchinson, Gerard ^b   Jones, Peter B ^c   Doody, Gillian A ^d   Pariante, Carmine ^a   McGuffin, Peter ^a   Murray, Robin M ^a   Left, Julian ^a   Fearon, Paul ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149126183     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.047985     Document Type: Article

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