Life events and high-trait reactivity together predict psychotic symptom increases in Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 638-645

  Docherty, Nancy M ^a   St Hilaire, Annie ^a   Aakre, Jennifer M ^a   Seghers, James P ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delusions; Life events; Relapse; Stress; Trait reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; CHARACTER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349111411     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbn002     Document Type: Article

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